| SimulcastingWFNN Erie, Pennsylvania | |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 95.9MHz |
| Branding | Fox Sports 1330 The Fan |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports |
| Affiliations | Fox Sports Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WFNN,WJET,WRKT,WRTS,WTWF,WXBB | |
| History | |
First air date | November 27, 2017 (2017-11-27) |
Former call signs | WJRK (2017) WLTM (2017–2020) |
Call sign meaning | former call sign ofWCHI-FM in Chicago, which was formerly branded "Big" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 191524 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 820watts |
| HAAT | 200 meters (660 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°11′51.2″N79°45′10.2″W / 42.197556°N 79.752833°W /42.197556; -79.752833 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | sportsradio1330.iheart.com |
WEBG (95.9 FM, "Fox Sports 1330") is a radio stationlicensed toMina, New York, owned byiHeartMedia. Itstransmitter is located near Northeast Sherman Rd and Miller Rd inChautauqua County New York. The station broadcasts asports format as a simulcast ofWFNN (1330 AM) fromErie, Pennsylvania. The station has arimshot signal serving the nearby Erie market; however, it is unable to be heard in the city itself because of co-channel interference from low-powerThree Angels Broadcasting Network repeaterWBIT-LP[2] in the city. Its signal is strongest in rural westernChautauqua County, New York, but is spotty in the population centers ofDunkirk,Fredonia andJamestown.
WEBG is iHeart's only broadcast property inNew York west ofRochester. It (and its predecessor Clear Channel) has historically owned stations across almost all markets of New York exceptWestern New York. WEBG's minimal local operations are headquartered along with iHeart's stations in Erie at theBoston Store building.
It signed on as WJRK on November 27, 2017,soft launching withChristmas music for the holiday season.[3] The station changed its call sign to WLTM on December 6, 2017, and officially launched on January 3, 2018, asadult contemporary95.9 Lite FM, using an AC format syndicated fromWestwood One.[4]
On March 27, 2019,Connoisseur Media announced that it would transfer WLTM along with its sister stations toiHeartMedia in exchange forWFRE andWFMD in theFrederick, Maryland, market from theAloha Station Trust.[5] The sale closed on May 20, 2019.
From November 5 to December 25, 2019, the station broadcastChristmas music asChristmas 95.9.[6] On December 26, 2019, the station flipped totalk radio asiHeartPodcast 95.9, with a schedule consisting exclusively ofpodcasts distributed by iHeartMedia and its subsidiaries, includingStuff You Should Know among others.[7] The station changed its call sign to WEBG on September 14, 2020; the call sign was transferred from co-ownedWCHI-FM in Chicago, which had used it when it was branded as "Big".[8]
On January 10, 2022, WEBG flipped toFox Sports Radio as asimulcast ofWFNN in Erie. It was the last station to carry theiHeartPodcast format.[9]
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