WPNG (FM) explained

WPNG
City:Pearson, Georgia
Area:Douglas-Waycross
Branding:101.9 The Rocket
Frequency:101.9 MHz
Airdate:August 1999
Format:Rock
Erp:13,000 watts
Haat:140 meters
Class:C3
Facility Id:78442
Coordinates:31.3267°N -82.865°W
Callsign Meaning:W PearsoN Georgia
Affiliations:Westwood One
Owner:BROADCAST SOUTH DOUGLAS GA.
Licensee:BROADCAST SOUTH LLC.
Webcast:Listen Live
Website:therocketrocks.ocm
Licensing Authority:FCC

WPNG (101.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a rock format. Licensed to Pearson, Georgia, United States, it serves the Douglas, Georgia and Waycross, Georgia areas. The station changed ownership when Broadcast South, LLC bought the station in 2009.[1]

It was previously owned by KM Radio of Pearson, LLC (a subsidiary of KM Communications Inc. based in Skokie, IL), the original licensee. From November 2001 through March 6, 2009, they were known as "Freedom 101.9" and carried an Adult Contemporary format provided via satellite from ABC Radio The station was known as Classic Rock 101.9 from the date it first went on the air in 1999 until November 2001.

WPNG is under exclusive contract with the Coffee County, Georgia school system to broadcast the Coffee Trojan Football games with "Voice of the Trojans" Gene Wade and Leslie Byron Smith.

The station changed its format to Rock on January 5, 2018.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WPNG Facility Record . United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division .