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Radio station in Pearson, Georgia
WPNG
Broadcast areaDouglas-Waycross
Frequency101.9 MHz
Branding101.9 The Rocket
Programming
FormatRock
AffiliationsWestwood One
Ownership
Owner
  • BROADCAST SOUTH DOUGLAS GA.
  • (BROADCAST SOUTH LLC.)
Sister stations
History
First air dateAugust 1999
Call sign meaningW PearsoN Georgia
Technical information
Licensing authorityFCC
Facility ID78442
ClassC3
ERP13,000 watts
HAAT140 meters
Transmitter coordinates31°19′36.00″N 82°51′54.00″W / 31.3266667°N 82.8650000°W / 31.3266667; -82.8650000
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitetherocketrocks.ocm

WPNG (101.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a rock format. Licensed to Pearson, Georgia, United States, it serves the Douglas, Georgia and Waycross, Georgia areas. The station changed ownership when Broadcast South, LLC bought the station in 2009.

It was previously owned by KM Radio of Pearson, LLC (a subsidiary of KM Communications Inc. based in Skokie, IL), the original licensee. From November 2001 through March 6, 2009, they were known as "Freedom 101.9" and carried an Adult Contemporary format provided via satellite from ABC Radio The station was known as Classic Rock 101.9 from the date it first went on the air in 1999 until November 2001.

WPNG is under exclusive contract with the Coffee County, Georgia school system to broadcast the Coffee Trojan Football games with "Voice of the Trojans" Gene Wade and Leslie Byron Smith.

The station changed its format to Rock on January 5, 2018.

References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for WPNG". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "WPNG Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

External links

Radio stations in the Waycross micropolitan area (Georgia)
This area also includes the following Southeast Georgia counties: Appling
Atkinson
Bacon
Coffee
Jeff Davis
Pierce
Ware
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See also
List of radio stations in Georgia


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