WFGR

Infobox Radio station
name = WFGR


city = Grand Rapids, Michigan
area = [http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WFGR&service=FM&status=L&hours=U]
branding = Oldies 98.7
slogan =
airdate = 1992
frequency = 98.7 MHz
format = Oldies
power =
erp = 2,750 watts
haat = 150 meters
class = A
facility_id = 25837
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns = WXJI (7/12/90-7/8/1992)
owner = Regent Broadcasting
sister_stations = WGRD-FM, WLHT-FM, WNWZ, WTRV
webcast =
website = [http://www.wfgr.com/ www.wfgr.com]
affiliations =

WFGR is the only all-oldies music radio station in the market of Grand Rapids, Michigan. It transmits from their facility in Alpine Township on 98.7 FM. WFGR's licensee is Regent Broadcasting of Grand Rapids, Inc.

WFGR was previously a classical music station throughout the 1990s, broadcasting the World Classical Network from WFCC-FM in Chatham, Massachusetts. It changed its format to oldies music on October 11, 2004 when Grand Rapids' current oldies station at the time, WODJ, was displaced by rock station WKLQ.

WFGR recently transitioned from being partially satellite-fed (from ABC Radio's "Oldies Radio" format) to having a mostly-local lineup of DJs, though it still uses the satellite feed overnights. Morning host Len O'Kelly is a veteran of WODJ, and was production director at the late WRLL "Real Oldies 1690" in Chicago. The current WFGR Oldies 98.7 air schedule, as of December 2007, is as follows:

* Mornings: Len O'Kelly and Mark Roberts
* Middays: Bob Mason
* Afternoon Drive: Tom Wyant
* Evenings: Classic Top 40 with Marty Thompson

Sources

* [http://www.michiguide.com/dials/rad-d/wfgr.html Michiguide.com - WFGR History]

External links

*FMQ|WFGR
*FML|WFGR
*FMARB|WFGR