WFGY

Infobox Radio Station


name = WFGY/WFZY
frequency = 98.1 MHZ
city = Altoona, Pennsylvania
area = Altoona, Pennsylvania
Bedford, Pennsylvania
Tyrone, Pennsylvania
format = Country
owner = Forever Broadcasting, LLC
slogan = "The Best and Most Country"
branding = "Froggy 98"
website = http://www.froggyradio.com
callsign_meaning = WFroGgY

WFGY, known as "Froggy 98 FM", is a Froggy branded Country music formatted radio station in Pennsylvania serving the Altoona, Huntingdon, Bedford, and Lewistown, among other communities in central Pennsylvania. The station is owned and operated by Forever Broadcasting, LLC.

ister Stations

The sister stations of WFGY in the Altoona market are 100.1 WWOT-FM, 103.9 WALY-FM, 104.9 WRKY-FM, 1290 WFBG-AM, and 1430 WVAM-AM.

History

Beginnings as WFBG-FM

Prior to adopting the "Froggy" moniker, this station was for many years known as WFBG-FM, and was best known for being Blair County's exclusive easy-listening station, primarily automated, like others of its day. However, this would change by the start of the 90s.

witchover to Froggy

WFBG adopted the slogan "Froggy 98" and the new call letters, WFGY, along with a country music format. The station became known for its colorful presentation, with jingles resembling a frog's croak (or as they proclaimed "Ribbit"), as well as the even more colorful names assigned to its on-air staff. The station also promoted a family-friendly image, dubbing a "ribbit" over questionable lyrics (like the third-verse "kiss my ass" lyric in Garth Brooks' live version of "Friends in Low Places"), and did station giveaways catering to families. Among the on-air names used at Froggy by the DJ's over the years were Roger Ribbit, Cricket (who remains today), Web Foote, Holly Hopper, Tad Pole, Polly Wogg, Jeff Jumper, Davey Croak-it, Lynn Leaper, and Operations Manager Steve "The Frogman" Kelsey.

Other Information

WFGY is the flagship station of the Froggy Radio network of stations in the region, which also includes WFGI-FM (Froggy 95 on frequency 95.5) license to Johnstown, Pennsylvania, which covers Johnstown region, and WFGE-FM (Froggy 101 on frequency 101.1) licensed to Tyrone, Pennsylvania, which serves the State College region. Contrary to what some believe, WFGY (Froggy 98), WFGI (Froggy 95), and WFGE (Froggy 101) are all separate radio stations and do not simulcast one another.

Froggyland (which includes their flagship station Froggy 98.3) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which covers the Pittsburgh area, northern West Virginia, and eastern Ohio also uses the "Froggy" slogan and is extremely similar to the Forever Broadcasting stations, but is not part of the "Froggy Radio" network and is not owned by Forever Broadcasting, LLC, but rather by Keymarket.

Controversy

WFGY routinely doesn't add hit songs to its current playlist until the song is nearing or has surpassed its national peak on the country music charts. This makes the station extremely out of touch with what the rest of the country is listening to.

External links

* [http://www.froggyradio.com Froggy 98]
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