WEGX

Infobox Radio station
name = WEGX


city = Dillon, South Carolina
area = Fayetteville, Florence, Myrtle Beach
slogan =
branding = "Todays Country Eagle 92.9"
frequency = 92.9 MHz
repeater =
airdate =
share = 10.4
share as of = Fa'07
share source = R&Rcite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Florence Market Ratings | date= | url=http://www.radioandrecords.com/RRRatings/DefaultSearch.aspx?MarketName=Florence&MarketRank=%20 | work =Radio & Records | pages = | date = | language = ]
format = Country music
power =
erp = 100,000 watts
haat = 492.9 meters
class = C
facility_id = 16936
coordinates = coord|34|22|4.00|N| 79|19|21.00|W|region:US_type:city
callsign_meaning = EGX = 'Eagle' [ cite web|url=http://www.oldradio.com/archives/nelson/origins.call-list.html |title=Call Letter Origins |work=Radio History on the Web ]
former_callsigns = WDSC-FM (1978-1986)
WZNS (1986-1994)
owner = Qantum of Florence License Company, LLC
licensee =
sister_stations =
webcast =
website = [http://eagle929online.com eagle929online.com]
affiliations =

WEGX (92.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Country music format. Licensed to Dillon, South Carolina, USA, the station serves the Fayetteville, Florence, and Myrtle Beach areas. The station is currently owned by Qantum of Florence License Company, LLC. [ cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WEGX |title=WEGX Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division ]

History of WEGX, Philadelphia

Formerly, WEGX was Philadelphia's "Eagle 106." Its audience target was in the teens to early 20s range. Danny Bonaduce, formerly of the Partridge Family and talk show host, was one of the station's well-known personalities, second to John Lander and the "Nut Hut". Its short run had a tremendous impact on the youth at the time. On March 12, 1993, the station switched formats and became (the former) WJJZ, Smooth Jazz 106. The FCC official date was March 22, 1993. No sources have indicated the call sign being used in between these two stations.

During the early 1990s WEGX had a great run in the Philadelphia market. Some notable talent that were involved with the station: Brian Philips (President of CMT as of 2008), John Lander, Danny Bonaduce, Spyder Harrison, Cadillac Jack, JoJo, Sean Caldwell, and many others.

History of WEGX, Dillon

For many years Eagle 92.9 had the call letters WDSC-FM. The format was adult contemporary in the 1980s when WDSC-FM became WZNS Z-92.9 and increased its signal power, already at 100,000 watts, by moving to one of the area's tallest towers, the one already used by WPDEFact|date=May 2008.

WZNS "Z93" played classic rock in the early 1990s. During the summer of 1993, WRCQ owner Metropolitan Broadcasting managed the station and aired the same programming on WZNS and WRCQ. In November, WZNS went off the air [Paul Woolverton, "WRCQ Owners to Purchase Competitors," "The Fayetteville Observer", November 2, 1993.] . Just before the switch to the current format, the station became known for crazy stunts such as chickens, bouncing balls, barking dogs and running water. One stunt was a computerized countdown from 32,084 created by Dan Robins, corporate product manager of Smart Computers and Software in Fayetteville [Michael Futch, "Bob and Mike Are Back, Promising to Be Nice," "The Fayetteville Observer", April 22, 1994.] [Gina Evans, "Radio Countdown," "The Fayetteville Observer", June 5, 1994.] . After the switch to country in 1994, billboards and newspaper ads advised people "Do not listen to 92.9 FM. [Bob Horne, "Do Not -- I Repeat, Do Not -- Read the Column Below," "The Fayetteville Observer", June 7, 1994.] ."

Eagle 92.9 announced a move to studios in Fayetteville, North Carolina later that year. Owner Beasley Broadcasting also owned Fayetteville country station WKML [Michael Futch, "WEGX One Eagle That's Migrating North," "The Fayetteville Observer", September 30, 1994.] .

The Eagle did not do well in Fayetteville, and after 5 months, the station moved back to Dillon [Michael Futch, "Country Music Station Heads Back to Dillon," "The Fayetteville Observer", November 17, 1995.] .On July 2, 1997, three years after buying the station, Beasley announced it would sell WEGX. Root Communications of Daytona Beach owned several stations in the Florence, South Carolina and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina markets, areas where Beasley had not succeeded in buying radio stations [Michael Futch, "'The Eagle' Lands on the Market," "The Fayetteville Observer", July 6, 1997.] . Root's stations were later sold to Qantum Communications [http://www.radioink.com/HeadlineEntry.asp?hid=104016&pt=archive, Retrieved on 2008/05/21.] .

References

ee also

*WISX

External links

*FMQ|WEGX
*FML|WEGX
*FMARB|WEGX