WEGP

Infobox Radio station
name = WEGP


city = Presque Isle, Maine
area = Aroostook County, Maine
branding =
slogan = "The Talk of the County"
airdate = 1994-03-11
frequency = 1390 kHz
format = News Talk Information
power = 25,000 watts day
10,000 watts night
erp =
haat =
class = B
facility_id = 9423
coordinates = coord|46|39|15.00|N|68|3|0.00|W|region:US_type:city
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns = WTMS
owner = Decelles/Media, Inc.
licensee =
sister_stations =
webcast =
website = [http://www.wegp.net wegp.net]
affiliations = Premiere Radio Networks, Red Sox Radio Network, Patriots Rock Radio Network

WEGP (1390 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Presque Isle, Maine, USA, the station serves the Northern Maine and Downeast area. The station is currently owned by Decelles/Media, Inc. and features programing from Premiere Radio Networks and Westwood One. [ cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WEGP |title=WEGP Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division ]

History

WEGP went on the air in 1960 and was started by Edward G. Perrier. WEGP gets its name from its founder's initials. At the time, Mr. Perrier was the Engineer for WAGM-TV. When Mr. Perrier decided to start WEGP, WAGM-TV was looking for a way to carry its signal into the Houlton area. In an effort to assist WAGM in broadening their signal range, Mr. Perrier searched for and found land (an old horse pasture)in Presque Isle, Maine. He performed all the required testing and design and presented it to WAGM. WAGM changed hands and the new owners were not interested in using Mr. Perrier's ideas. Mr. Perrier and "Skippy" Caroll (it is believed) decided to put WEGP on the air making WEGP one of the original radio stations in Aroostook County . On 1994-03-18, the station underwent a transformation and changed its call sign to WTMS. After a single day, that change was reversed back and the station became WEGP again. [ cite web|url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=9423&Callsign=WEGP |title=WEGP Call Sign History |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division ] Unfortunately, WEGP went dark for a couple years during the mid 1990's. It was revived by Paul Decelles in 1997. Mr. Decelles is still Owner and President of Decelles Media, Inc. the parent company of WEGP. In an effort to broaden the listening audience, WEGP was simulcast from 1997 to April of 2007 on WREM. At that time, the LMA with WREM was dropped.In August 2006, WEGP applied for an upgrade of its signal,in late 2007, the upgrade was complete boosting power form 5,000 watts to 25,000 watts.

Programming

WEGP "The Talk of The County" is the only talk station north of Bangor and as such, carries many top level talk shows such as Dave Ramsey, Dr. Laura, Rush Limbaugh, The Howie Carr Show, Bill O'Reilly, Laura Ingraham, Dennis Miller and Coast to Coast. The station also carries Boston Red Sox baseball,and New England Patriots football and news updates from Fox News Radio every half hour as well as The Bangor Daily News updates throughout the day.

References

External links

*AMQ|WEGP
*AML|WEGP
*AMARB|WEGP

Northern and Downeast Maine Radio