WEBG (FM)

{{Infobox radio station

| name = WEBG

| above = Simulcasting WFNN Erie, Pennsylvania

| logo =

| city = Mina, New York

| area =

| branding = Fox Sports 1330 The Fan

| frequency = 95.9 MHz

| airdate = {{start date|2017|11|27}}

| format = Sports

| erp = 820 watts

| haat = {{convert|200|m|sp=us}}

| class = A

| coordinates = {{nowrap|{{Coord|42|11|51.2|N|79|45|10.2|W}}}}

| licensing_authority = FCC

| facility_id = 191524

| callsign_meaning = former call sign of WCHI-FM in Chicago, which was formerly branded "Big"

| former_callsigns = WJRK (2017)
WLTM (2017–2020)

| affiliations = Fox Sports Radio

| owner = iHeartMedia

| licensee = iHM Licenses, LLC

| sister_stations = WFNN, WJET, WRKT, WRTS, WTWF, WXBB

| webcast = [https://www.iheart.com/live/fox-sports-1330-am-erie-8289/ Listen Live]

| website = [http://sportsradio1330.iheart.com sportsradio1330.iheart.com]

}}

WEBG (95.9 FM, "Fox Sports 1330") is a radio station licensed to Mina, New York, owned by iHeartMedia. Its transmitter is located near Northeast Sherman Rd and Miller Rd in Chautauqua County New York. The station broadcasts a sports format as a simulcast of WFNN (1330 AM) from Erie, Pennsylvania. The station has a rimshot signal serving the nearby Erie market; however, it is unable to be heard in the city itself because of co-channel interference from low-power Three Angels Broadcasting Network repeater WBIT-LP{{cite web | url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/244053/fcc-report-10-16/ | title=FCC Report 10/16 }} in the city. Its signal is strongest in rural western Chautauqua County, New York, but is spotty in the population centers of Dunkirk, Fredonia and Jamestown.

WEBG is iHeart's only broadcast property in New York west of Rochester. It (and its predecessor Clear Channel) has historically owned stations across almost all markets of New York except Western New York. WEBG's minimal local operations are headquartered along with iHeart's stations in Erie at the Boston Store building.

History

Image:WLTM 95.9 Lite FM logo.png

It signed on as WJRK on November 27, 2017, soft launching with Christmas music for the holiday season.{{Cite news|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/121277/connoisseur-signs-new-erie-rimshot/|title=The Lite Turns On In Erie |date=2018-01-03|work=Radio Insight|access-date=2024-09-07|language=en-US}} The station changed its call sign to WLTM on December 6, 2017, and officially launched on January 3, 2018, as adult contemporary 95.9 Lite FM, using an AC format syndicated from Westwood One.{{Cite news|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/121277/connoisseur-signs-new-erie-rimshot/|title=The Lite Turns On In Erie|date=2018-01-03|work=Radio Insight|access-date=2018-01-05|language=en-US}}

On March 27, 2019, Connoisseur Media announced that it would transfer WLTM along with its sister stations to iHeartMedia in exchange for WFRE and WFMD in the Frederick, Maryland, market from the Aloha Station Trust.{{cite web |title=iHeartMedia & Connoisseur Media Swap Frederick & Erie |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/175710/iheartmedia-connoisseur-media-swap-frederick-erie/ |website=RadioInsight |date=27 March 2019}} The sale closed on May 20, 2019.

From November 5 to December 25, 2019, the station broadcast Christmas music as Christmas 95.9.{{Cite web|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/181534/lites-out-in-erie-for-christmas/|title=Lite's Out In Erie For Christmas|date=2019-11-05|website=RadioInsight|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-21}} On December 26, 2019, the station flipped to talk radio as iHeartPodcast 95.9, with a schedule consisting exclusively of podcasts distributed by iHeartMedia and its subsidiaries, including Stuff You Should Know among others.{{Cite web|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/182638/95-9-erie-hearts-podcasts/|title=95.9 Erie Hearts Podcasts|date=2019-12-26|website=RadioInsight|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-21}} The station changed its call sign to WEBG on September 14, 2020; the call sign was transferred from co-owned WCHI-FM in Chicago, which had used it when it was branded as "Big".{{cite news |title=FCC: 14 Radio Call Letter Changes In September. |url=https://www.insideradio.com/free/fcc-14-radio-call-letter-changes-in-september/article_0d209d04-1318-11eb-8afc-63a0ab5e8c6f.html |access-date=May 1, 2022 |work=Inside Radio |date=October 20, 2020 |language=en}}

On January 10, 2022, WEBG flipped to Fox Sports Radio as a simulcast of WFNN in Erie. It was the last station to carry the iHeartPodcast format.{{Cite web|title=iHeartMedia's Final All-Podcast Station Drops The Format|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/218332/iheartmedias-final-all-podcast-station-drops-the-format/|access-date=2022-01-10|website=RadioInsight|language=en-US}}

References

External links

{{official website|https://sportsradio1330.iheart.com}}
{{FM station data|191524|WEBG}}

EBG (FM)

Category:IHeartMedia radio stations

Category:Radio stations established in 2017

Category:2017 establishments in New York (state)

Category:Fox Sports Radio stations

Category:Sports radio stations in the United States