WPGW-FM

For the AM radio station in Portland, Indiana, United States, see WPGW (AM).

WPGW-FM
City of license	Portland, Indiana
Branding	J-Country 101
Frequency	100.9 MHz
First air date	May 19, 1975
Format	Country
ERP	4,600 watts
HAAT	55.0 meters
Class	A
Facility ID	73878
Transmitter coordinates	40°26′10.00″N 85°0′54.00″W / 40.4361111°N 85.0150000°W / 40.4361111; -85.0150000
Callsign meaning	"Portland-Glenn West"
Owner	Wpgw, Inc.
Website	WPGW Radio.com

WPGW-FM (100.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country format. It is licensed to Portland, Indiana, in the United States. The station is currently owned by Wpgw, Inc..^[1]^[2]

Early history

Glenn West, a local electronic engineer, founded WPGW (AM) in 1951. He and his wife owned and operated the station until 1974. WPGW-FM was granted to West as a construction permit by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in 1973 but was put up for sale due to West's advancing age and health concerns. Both stations were sold in the summer of 1974 to Bob Brandon (previously with WOWO in Fort Wayne).

WPGW-FM made its debut one year later on May 19, 1975. Both stations remain owned and operated by its company and licensee WPGW Inc.

In 1980, Rob Weaver purchased WPGW Inc. and both stations from Bob Brandon.

Jay Country 101

A country music format was adopted in 1980 after a five-year simulcast of its AM sister "PG-14" with an adult contemporary format. That format and branding remains in place.

WPGW-FM's sister station is WZBD (the former WQTZ) founded in August 1993 located to the north in Berne, operating under the licensee name Adams County Radio Inc.

References

↑ "WPGW-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
↑ "WPGW-FM Station Information Profile". Arbitron.

External links

Official WPGW site

Query the FCC's FM station database for WPGW

Radio-Locator information on WPGW

Country radio stations in the state of Indiana

By AM frequency	1220 1330 1460 1550 1560 1590

By FM frequency	92.9 93.3 93.5 94.3 95.3 95.5 95.7 95.9 95.9 95.9 96.1 96.7 96.7 96.9 97.1 98.1 98.3 98.5 99.3 99.9 100.1 100.3 100.5 100.9 100.9 101.5 101.7 101.9 102.3 102.7 103.1 103.5 103.7 103.9 105.1 105.1 105.3 105.3 105.5 105.5 105.7 106.3 106.5

By callsign	WARU-FM – Roann WAWC – Syracuse WBDC – Huntingburg WBKQ – Alexandria WBTU – Kendallville WBYT – Elkhart WCBK-FM – Martinsville WCDQ – Crawfordsville WCJC – Van Buren WCOE – La Porte WDKE – Seelyville WDWQ – Terre Haute WFLQ – French Lick WFMS – Fishers WHCC – Ellettsville WHZR – Royal Center WIFE-FM – Rushville WIVR – Kentland WJCP – North Vernon WKID – Vevay WKKG – Columbus WKLO – Hardinsburg WKOA – Lafayette WKZS – Covington WKUZ – Wabash WLFW – Chandler WLHK – Shelbyville WLJE – Valparaíso WMDH-FM – New Castle WMPI – Scottsburg WNDI – Sullivan WNDI-FM – Sullivan WPGW-FM – Portland WQHK-FM – Decatur WQKZ – Ferdinand WQLK – Richmond WRAY-FM – Princeton WRBI – Batesville WRCY – Mount Vernon WRIN – Rensselaer WSCH – Aurora WSLM – Salem WTHD – Lagrange WTHI-FM – Terre Haute WTRE – Greensburg WUBG – Plainfield WUZR – Bicknell WWBL – Washington WWKI – Kokomo WXKU-FM – Austin WYCM – Attica WYGB – Edinburgh

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

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