| SimulcastingWEZX Scranton | |
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| Broadcast area | |
| Frequency | 107.7MHz |
| Branding | Rock 107 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic rock |
| Affiliations | Compass Media Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WEJL,WEZX,WFUZ,WQFM,WQFN | |
| History | |
First air date | October 10, 1990; 34 years ago (1990-10-10) (as WYMK) |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | "Legends" (previous format) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 19564 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 2,350 watts |
| HAAT | 162 meters (531 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°18′54″N75°53′18″W / 41.3151°N 75.8882°W /41.3151; -75.8882 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
WLGD (107.7MHz, "Rock 107") is anFM radio station,licensed toDallas, Pennsylvania, and serving theScranton–Wilkes-Barre area ofNortheastern Pennsylvania. Itsimulcasts theclassic rockformat ofsister stationWEZX (106.9 FM) in Scranton. WLGD and WEZX are owned and operated byTimes-Shamrock Communications. The studios and offices are on Baltimore Drive in Wilkes-Barre.
WLGD is aClass A station. It has aneffective radiated power (ERP) of 2,350 watts, using adirectional antenna. Thetransmitter is on Deer Path Lane inKingston Township.[2]
The station got itsconstruction permit in the mid-1980s after the debut of its original AM sister station, 1460WEMR (now WGMM). There was no radio station on the air at that time inWyoming County, until a consortium of local business leaders pooled their resources together to put WEMR on the air. The new company, known as Endless Mountain Broadcasting, Inc., decided to add an FM station. The construction permit was given thecall sign WEMR-FM. One of the investors in Endless Mountain Broadcasting was localChevrolet dealerDon Sherwood, who was also on the local school board for 23 years. He would go on to serve in theUnited States House of Representatives for eight years.
The stationsigned on the air on October 10, 1990. By then, the call letters had changed to WYMK. It was staffed by a live, local disc jockeys and subscribed to Unistar's (nowWestwood One's) "Adult Rock 'n Roll"classic rock format. It used the moniker "Y-107".
In 1997, Endless Mountain Broadcasting put WEMR and WYMK up for sale. Both stations were purchased byCitadel Broadcasting. Shortly after the purchase, the operations for both stations were moved to Wilkes-Barre from their original home at the WEMR transmitter site on Wilmar Drive inTunkhannock.
The call letters were changed from WEMR-FM in 2002 to WCWY, and then to WBZR two years later, to WGMF in 2006, and then to WGMF-FM in June 2009. As WGMF-FM, the station was branded as "GEM 107.7" and broadcast anoldies format.
WGMF-FM was sold to theFamily Life Network, which airs aChristian contemporary format on multiple radio stations in Pennsylvania and New York State. On July 21, 2009, the station started broadcasting its programming. The call sign was changed to WCIG.
In 2021, the Family Life Network exchanged WCIG to Seven Mountains Media in exchange for five stations inElmira andOlean, New York.[3] WCIG changed its call letters to WLGD on June 15, 2021. Ten days later, on June 25, 2021, WLGD dropped Family Life Network programming and beganstunting with a loop of "Gone Country" byAlan Jackson.[4] On July 2, 2021, at 10 a.m., WLGD ended stunting and launched aclassic country format. It was branded as "Bigfoot Legends 107.7".[5]
On January 19, 2022, WLGD began simulcasting onWARM (590 AM) in Scranton.[6] That included WARM'sFM translator, W269CF at 101.7 MHz.
Times-Shamrock Communications agreed to acquire WLGD for $300,000 in May 2024.[7] On May 31, 2024, WLGD changed its format to a simulcast of Times-Shamrock's classic rock-formattedWEZX (Rock 107).[8] Seven Mountains Media retained WARM,[7] and took that station off the air while seeking new programming.[9]