WNGN (FM)

WNGN
City Argyle, New York
Broadcast area Saratoga area
Slogan The Northeast Gospel Network
Frequency 91.9 MHz
First air date 1992-05-07 (as WZYB)
Format Contemporary Christian
ERP 2,000 watts
HAAT 174.0 meters
Class A
Facility ID 11120
Transmitter coordinates 43°13′33.00″N 73°26′34.00″W / 43.2258333°N 73.4427778°W / 43.2258333; -73.4427778
Former callsigns WZYB (1992-1993)
WNGX (1993-1998)
Affiliations Salem Communications
Moody Broadcasting Network
Owner Northeast Gospel Broadcasting Inc
Website wngn.org

WNGN (91.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Contemporary Christian format. Licensed to Argyle, New York, USA, the station serves the Saratoga area. The station is currently owned by Northeast Gospel Broadcasting Inc and features programming from Salem Communications.[1]

History

The station went on the air as WZYB on May 7, 1992. On September 1, 1993, the station changed its call sign to WNGX, and on July 13, 1998, it became WNGN.[2]

In 2009, WNGN announced that two new affiliated stations would go on the air: WNGB (91.3 FM) in Petersham, Massachusetts, and WNGF (89.9 FM) in Swanton, Vermont.[3] In August 2013, Northeast Gospel Broadcasting reached a deal to sell WNGF to Christian Ministries.[4]

Translators

In addition to the main station, WNGN is relayed by an additional eight translators to widen its broadcast area.

Call sign Frequency
(MHz)
City of license ERP
W
Class FCC info
W244BG 96.7 Lanesborough, Massachusetts 1 D FCC
W248AX 97.5 Albany, New York 100 D FCC
W242AL 96.3 Buskirk, New York 80 D FCC
W279AL 103.7 Catskill (town), New York 15 D FCC
W272AZ 102.3 Coxsackie (town), New York 10 D FCC
W230AO 93.9 Speculator, New York 10 D FCC
W278AN 103.5 Tupper Lake, New York 50 D FCC
W253AF 98.5 Bennington, Vermont 42 D FCC

References

  1. "WNGN Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "WNGN Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. Scott Fybush (2009-03-16). ""Now", NY's K-Rock is History". NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
  4. "VT, TX Noncomm FMs, FL, WI Translators Sold; Lotus Buys KMJE/Sacramento". All Access. September 3, 2013. Retrieved March 20, 2014.


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