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| Broadcast area | Springfield, Illinois |
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| Frequency | 100.5MHz |
| Branding | 100.5 WYMG |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic rock |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WDBR,WLFZ,WTAX-FM,WTAX | |
| History | |
First air date | March 1948; 77 years ago (1948-03) (as WEAI, Jacksonville) |
Former call signs | WEAI (1948–1985)[1] |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 58537 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 50,000watts |
| HAAT | 149 meters (489 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°39′40″N89°55′18″W / 39.66111°N 89.92167°W /39.66111; -89.92167 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wymg.com |
WYMG (100.5FM) is acommercialradio stationlicensed toChatham, Illinois, and serving theSpringfield metropolitan area. The station is owned by Saga Communications, and operates as part of its Capitol Radio Group. It airs aclassic rockradio format.
WYMG has aneffective radiated power (ERP) of 50,000watts, the current maximum for most FM stations in Illinois. Thetransmitter is off County Road 15 West inLoami, Illinois.[3]
In March 1948; 77 years ago (1948-03), the station firstsigned on the air. Itscall sign was WEAI and its originalcity of license wasJacksonville, Illinois. It was the FM counterpart toWLDS1180 AM and largelysimulcast that station in its early years. For most of the 1970s and 80s, it had a separateautomated format, playingAdult Top 40 hits.
The station has been assigned the call letters WYMG by theFederal Communications Commission since May 1, 1985.[1]
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