WEGB
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WEGB
| city = Napeague, New York
| country = US
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| area = Eastern Long Island
| frequency = {{Frequency|90.7|MHz}}
| rds =
| branding = Faith FM
| languages = English
| format = Christian
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| affiliations =
| owner = Community Bible Church
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| sister_stations = WEGQ
| founded =
| airdate = {{Start date and age|2011|10|06}}
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| former_callsigns = KCBE (2008–2009)
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| callsign_meaning = East Gate Broadcasting
| licensing_authority = FCC
| facility_id = 173215
| class = A
| power =
| erp = 4,600 watts
| haat = {{Convert|80|m|ft|sp=us}}
| coordinates = {{Coord|41|01|56|N|71|58|30|W|type:landmark_region:US-NY_source:FCC|display=inline,title}}
| translators = {{nowrap|{{Radio Relay|93.3|W227AN|Southampton}}}}
| repeaters = {{Radio Relay|91.7|WEGQ|Quogue}}
| webcast = [http://us7.maindigitalstream.com/2754/ Listen Live]
| website = {{Official URL}}
}}
WEGB (90.7 FM, "Faith FM") is a radio station licensed to Napeague, New York and serves eastern Long Island. It broadcasts a Christian radio format and is under ownership of the Community Bible Church.{{cite news |work=The East Hampton Press |title=FCC approves new East End radio station |url=http://www.27east.com/story_detail.cfm?id=177712 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130116034338/http://www.27east.com/story_detail.cfm?id=177712 |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 16, 2013 |date=November 5, 2008 |first=Brendan |last=O'Reilly }}
The station was assigned the current WEGB call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on February 13, 2009 and began broadcasting on October 6, 2011.{{cite web |last=Walla |first=Claire |title=Community Bible Church Goes Live on the Airwaves |url=http://sagharboronline.com/sagharborexpress/page-1/community-bible-church-goes-live-on-the-airwaves-15363 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616132636/http://sagharboronline.com/sagharborexpress/page-1/community-bible-church-goes-live-on-the-airwaves-15363 |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 16, 2013 |work=The Sag Harbor Express |date=December 7, 2011 |access-date=April 19, 2013 }}
Simulcasts
WEGB's programming is simulcast on 91.7 FM WEGQ which broadcasts from Quogue, New York,{{cite web |publisher=FCC Media Bureau |title=Application Search Details (WEGQ) |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/sta_det.pl?Facility_id=173219 |access-date=April 19, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203022649/http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/sta_det.pl?Facility_id=173219 |archive-date=December 3, 2013 |url-status=live }} and a translator, W227AN (93.3 FM) in Southampton, New York.
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| scope="col" | Call sign
! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | Frequency ! scope="col" | City of license ! scope="col" | FID ! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | ERP ! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | Height ! scope="col" | Class ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Transmitter coordinates ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | FCC info |
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| scope="row" | WEGQ
| 91.7 FM || Quogue, New York || 173219 || 1,650 || {{Convert|93|m|ft|abbr=on}} || A || {{Coord|40|53|7.4|N|72|41|32.4|W|type:landmark_region:US-NY_source:FCC|name=WEGQ}} || {{FCC-LMS-Facility|173219|3=LMS}} |
{{RadioTranslators
| callsign = WEGB
| call1 = W227AN
| freq1 = 93.3
| city1 = Southampton, New York
| fid1 = 139392
}}
Former callsign
For unclear reasons, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) unusually granted the station's initial Construction Permit a "K" call sign of KCBE on October 23, 2008. Since 1923, FCC policy has been to grant call signs beginning with a "K" to stations with a community of license west of the Mississippi River. Most other stations east of the Mississippi beginning with a "K", including KYW in Philadelphia and KDKA in Pittsburgh, date back to previous policy that assigned all land stations "K" call signs. The FCC has also granted improper "K" call signs due to clerical errors, most notably KTGG in Spring Arbor, Michigan.{{cite web|last1=White|first1=Thomas|title=K/W Call Letters in the United States|url=https://earlyradiohistory.us/kwtrivia.htm|website=earlyradiohistory.us|access-date=2020-07-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101081920/http://earlyradiohistory.us/kwtrivia.htm|archive-date=2020-01-01|url-status=live}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website}}
{{FM station data|173215|WEGB}}
{{FM station data|173219|WEGQ}}
- {{FCC-LMS-Facility|139392|W227AN}}
- {{FMXL|W227AN}}
{{Long Island Radio}}
Category:Radio stations established in 2011