WWHG
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| logo | WKPOthehog2007.jpg |
| logo_size | 220px |
| name | WWHG |
| city | Evansville, Wisconsin |
| country | US |
| area | Madison, Wisconsin, Janesville, Wisconsin |
| branding | 105-9 The Hog |
| frequency | 105.9 MHz |
| airdate | (as WMJB) |
| format | Mainstream rock |
| erp | 1,700 watts |
| haat | 147 m |
| class | A |
| facility_id | 59612 |
| callsign_meaning | "Hog" |
| former_callsigns | |
| owner | Scott Thompson |
| licensee | Big Radio |
| affiliations | Compass Media Networks |
| sister_stations | WBEL, WBGR-FM |
| webcast | |
| website | |
| licensing_authority | FCC |
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| logo = WKPOthehog2007.jpg | logo_size = 220px | name = WWHG | city = Evansville, Wisconsin | country = US | area = Madison, Wisconsin, Janesville, Wisconsin | branding = 105-9 The Hog | frequency = 105.9 MHz | airdate = (as WMJB) | format = Mainstream rock | erp = 1,700 watts | haat = 147 m | class = A | facility_id = 59612 | callsign_meaning = "Hog" | former_callsigns = | owner = Scott Thompson | licensee = Big Radio | affiliations = Compass Media Networks | sister_stations = WBEL, WBGR-FM | webcast = | website = | licensing_authority= FCC
WWHG (105.9 FM) is a commercial mainstream rock radio station licensed to Evansville, Wisconsin, and serving the areas of Madison and Janesville. The station is owned by Scott Thompson, through licensee Big Radio, and began a new rock music format as "105-9 The Hog" on January 13, 2007, after several years with a Rhythmic Top 40 format.
WWHG is the flagship station for radio play-by-play of UW-Whitewater athletics.
History
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At midnight on January 10, 2007, WKPO abruptly dropped Rhythmic Top 40. After looping "Hip Hop Is Dead" by Nas all day on the 10th, the station reverted to a stunt of different music from different formats, with voiceovers suggesting any one of them could be the new format that would launch on January 13. At 10a.m. that day, WKPO's new format was unveiled: album-oriented rock as "105.9 The Hog", promising "Everything that rocks, not just from one decade." "You Shook Me All Night Long" by AC/DC and "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana were the first two songs played on the new "105-9 The Hog."
The new format and the "Hog" imaging are a direct copy of Saga Communications-owned WHQG in Milwaukee ("102.9 The Hog"). Indeed, "105-9 The Hog" aired the Bob and Brian show—a program that originates from WHQG—during its morning drive time for a period. (The show had aired on sister station WTLX since 2003.)
Coinciding with the format switch, the station's call letters changed to WWHG (although in the days immediately after the flip, the station did identify themselves with the calls "WHGG"http://rrstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070115/NEWS/101150043/-1/NEWSNOW).
However, the rhythmic format would make a surprise return to the Madison radio market on January 26, 2007, when WSLK dropped their simulcast of WHLK to become WJQM, "106.7 Jamz". When the Wisconsin State Journal asked Keith Williams, general manager of WWHG, about the format being picked up by another outlet in the market, he said he had no regrets about changing the station's format, but he said he would listen to the new hip-hop station. "I love the format," Williams said. "I wish them the best of luck."
In January 2014, Good Karma Broadcasting announced that it would sell WWHG and sister station WTJK (1380 AM) to Scott Thompson's Big Radio. As part of the deal, the new owners began operating the stations through a local marketing agreement on February 1. The sale was completed on May 12, 2014 at a purchase price of $1.45 million.
References
References
- "Login to All Access | Breaking Radio News and Free New Music".
- (18 July 2022). "Warhawk Athletics to Partner with Big Radio for Football Broadcasts".
- "New station owner plans radio changes," ''The Wisconsin State Journal'', October 29, 1997.
- Judy Newman, "106.7 Jamz restores hip-hop to area radio," ''The Wisconsin State Journal'', January 27, 2007.
- (January 30, 2014). "Monroe man buying Janesville radio stations". The Janesville Gazette.
- "Consummation Notice". [[Federal Communications Commission]].
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