WDWG

WDWG
City of license	Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Broadcast area	Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Slogan	"The Big DAWG In COUNTRY"
Frequency	98.5 (MHz)
Format	Country
ERP	16,000 watts
HAAT	125 meters
Class	C3
Facility ID	54861
Transmitter coordinates	35°54′43″N 77°50′6″W / 35.91194°N 77.83500°W / 35.91194; -77.83500
Former callsigns	WSAY (1989-2003)
Owner	First Media Radio, LLC
Sister stations	WPWZ, WRMT
Website	bigdawg985.com

WDWG (98.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Country format. Licensed to Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA, it serves the Rocky Mount area. The station is currently owned by First Media Radio, LLC.

WDWG is the only station to air all the games of the Carolina Mudcats minor league baseball team.^[1]

History

The former owners of WFMA signed on WSAY "98.5 Down East Country" in 1990. From 1998 through 2004 it was classic country. First Media Radio, LLC changed WSAY to WDWG "The Big Dawg" and tripled the audience.^[2]

References

↑ "Carolina Mudcats, Play-By-Play Sports Join Forces". 2009-12-04. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
↑ Fred Marion, "Local radio stations switch, tweak formats," Rocky Mount Telegram, July 21, 2005, Marquee section.

External links

WDWG website

Query the FCC's FM station database for WDWG

Radio-Locator information on WDWG

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WDWG

Radio stations in the Rocky Mount–Wilson, North Carolina market

By AM frequency	760 1390 1420 1490

By FM frequency	88.5 89.7 90.1 90.9 91.7 92.1 92.5 93.3 94.3 94.7 95.5 96.9 97.3 98.5 98.9 99.3 100.3 100.7 101.5 103.1 104.3 106.1 106.9 107.3 107.9

By callsign	WBIC-LP WBKU WCPE WCPS WDWG WEED WERO WFXK WJQY-LP WLQC WLXB WNCT-FM WPWZ WQDR-FM WRAL WRDU WRHD WRMT WRQM WRSV WRTP WTKK WUBN-LP WVOT WVRA WWPL WYFL WZAX WZRU

Defunct	WGTM/590

North Carolina radio markets Asheville Charlotte Fayetteville Greensboro–Winston-Salem–High Point Greenville–New Bern–Jacksonville Raleigh–Durham Other North Carolina radio regions Elizabeth City–Nags Head Roanoke Rapids–South Hill Rocky Mount–Wilson Wilmington See also List of radio stations in North Carolina

Country radio stations in the state of North Carolina

Stations	WACB – Taylorsville WAGY – Forest City WBHN – Bryson City WBRM – Marion WCAB – Rutherfordton WCBT – Roanoke Rapids WCMS-FM – Hatteras WCOK – Sparta WCVP – Murphy WCVP-FM – Robbinsville WDSL – Mocksville WDWG – Rocky Mount WFSC – Franklin WHKP - Hendersonville WIST-FM – Thomasville WIXE – Monroe WIZS – Henderson WKBC – North Wilkesboro WKJO- Smithfield WKKT – Statesville WKML – Lumberton WKRK – Murphy WKRX – Roxboro WKSF – Old Fort WKSK – West Jefferson WKVS – Lenoir WKXR – Asheboro WKYK – Burnsville WMMY – Jefferson WMNC – Morganton WMNC-FM – Morganton WMPM – Smithfield WNBB – Bayboro WNCB – Cary WNCC – Franklin WNTB – Topsail Beach WOHS – Shelby WPAQ – Mount Airy WPAW – Winston-Salem WPCM – Burlington-Graham WPTL – Canton WPTM – Roanoke Rapids WPYB – Benson WQDK – Gatesville WQDR-FM – Raleigh WQSL – Jacksonville WQZL – Belhaven WRHD – Williamston WRHT – Morehead City WRNS – Kinston WRNS-FM – Kinston WRSF – Columbia WSME – Camp Lejeune WSOC-FM – Charlotte WSTP – Salisbury WTAB – Tabor City WTQR – Winston-Salem WUDE – Bolivia WWGP – Sanford WWMY – Beech Mountain WWQQ-FM – Wilmington WYRN – Louisburg WZGM – Black Mountain WZKT – Walnut Creek

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in North Carolina

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