WFGA
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WFGA
| logo = File:Real Country 106.7 9.png
| city = Hicksville, Ohio
| area = Auburn/Garrett, Indiana
| branding = Real Country 106.7
| frequency = 106.7 MHz
| translator =
| repeater =
| airdate = January 25, 2002 (as WFJZ)
| format = Classic country
| language =
| power =
| erp = 2,800 watts
| haat = {{convert|150|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class = A
| facility_id = 85520
| coordinates =
| callsign_meaning = W FroGgy Garrett/Auburn (former branding)
| former_callsigns = WFJZ (2000–2005)
| former_frequencies =
| affiliations = ABC News Radio, Local Radio Networks
| owner = Steve Swick
| licensee = Swick Broadcasting Company, Inc.
| sister_stations = WLKI, WLZZ, WTHD, WBET, WBET-FM
| webcast =
| website = [http://www.realcountry1067.com realcountry1067.com]
| licensing_authority= FCC
}}
WFGA (106.7 FM, "Real Country 106.7") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Hicksville, Ohio. Owned by Swick Broadcasting Company, Inc., it broadcasts a classic country format. Its studios are located in Auburn, Indiana, and its transmitter is in Butler, Indiana.
History
The station began broadcasting on January 25, 2002 as WFJZ, with a satellite-fed smooth jazz format targeting the Fort Wayne market. Due to its poor signal in Fort Wayne proper, WFJZ was never very successful there, and on May 27, 2005, the station debuted an adult hits format and new call sign as WFGA, Froggy 106.7.
Construction of a new {{convert|490|ft|m|sp=us}} tower was completed in Butler, Indiana in January 2010. The station subsequently moved its transmitter to the new facility on January 14, 2010, although it remains formally licensed to Hicksville.
In 2012, WFGA flipped to sports radio as a simulcast of WKJG's ESPN Radio programming.{{cite news|title=Ft. Wayne's country "Froggy" to go extinct, replaced by sports simulcast|url=http://www.radio-info.com/news/ft-waynes-country-froggy-to-go-extinct-replaced-by-sports-simulcast|access-date=April 30, 2012|newspaper=Radio-Info.com|date=April 30, 2012}}
In February 2018, Federated Media sold WFGA to Swick Broadcasting Company for $300,000.{{Cite news|url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/174305/sold-ohio-fm-idaho-am-oregon-fm-alabama-translator|title=Sold: Ohio FM, Idaho AM, Oregon FM, Alabama Translators|work=All Access|access-date=2018-05-21|language=en}} On May 22, 2018, after the completion of the sale, WFGA began stunting with barnyard sounds and snippets of country songs; the station officially flipped to classic country Real Country 106.7 on May 25.{{Cite news|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/168524/wfga-begins-stunting/|title=WFGA Flips To Real Country|date=2018-05-25|work=RadioInsight|access-date=2018-05-28|language=en-US}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://realcountry1067.com/}}
- [http://www.indianaradio.net/stations/85520.html WFGA entry] at Indiana Radio Watch
- {{FM station data|85520|WFGA}}
{{Ft. Wayne Radio}}
{{Country Radio Stations in Ohio}}
Category:Radio stations established in 2002
Category:2002 establishments in Ohio
Category:Classic country radio stations in the United States