WEGW

WEGW (107.5 MHz "Eagle 107.5") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Wheeling, West Virginia, and serving the West Virginia Panhandle and parts of Ohio and Pennsylvania. It has a classic rock radio format and is owned and operated by iHeartMedia, Inc. On weekday mornings it carries the nationally syndicated John Boy and Billy Show. The rest of the schedule is voicetracked from Maria Malito and Ken Dashow of co-owned WAXQ New York City and Ron "Big Rig" Michaels from WXTB Tampa. On weekends, WEGW formerly carried auto races from the Motor Racing Network and the Performance Racing Network.

WEGW

Wheeling, West Virginia
Broadcast area	West Virginia Panhandle
Frequency	107.5 MHz
Branding	Eagle 107.5
Programming
Language	English
Format	Classic rock
Affiliations	iHeartRadio, John Boy and Billy, Motor Racing Network, Performance Racing Network, Premiere Networks, Premium Choice
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	WBBD WKWK-FM WOVK WVKF WWVA
History
First air date	October 1965; 59 years ago (1965-10)
Former call signs	WTRF-FM (1965–1972) WTRF (1972–1984) WZMM (1984–1987) WZMM-FM (1987–1989)
Call sign meaning	EaGle Wheeling
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	72173
Class	B
ERP	16,000 watts
HAAT	269 meters (883 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	40°3′41.0″N 80°45′9.0″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live (via iHeartRadio)
Website	eagle1075.iheart.com

WEGW has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 16,000 watts. The transmitter is on Kirkwood Heights Road in Bridgeport, Ohio.^[2]

History

The station signed on in October 1965; 59 years ago (1965-10). The original call sign was WTRF-FM. It was a network affiliate of the Mutual Broadcasting System and played a variety of musical styles in its early days.

In 1984, it changed its call letters to WZMM and in 1989, it switched to its current call sign, WEGW.