WYGO explained

WYGO
City:Madisonville, Tennessee
Area:Sweetwater, Tennessee
Branding:Y99.5
Frequency:99.5 MHz
Airdate:1993
Format:Hot adult contemporary
Erp:2,700 watts
Haat:149 meters (489 feet)
Class:A
Facility Id:39691
Coordinates:35.5219°N -84.4581°W
Callsign Meaning:WhY GO anywhere else
And for the station name Y 99.5
Owner:Major Broadcasting Corporation
Licensing Authority:FCC

WYGO (99.5 FM, "Y99.5") is a radio station licensed to serve Madisonville, Tennessee, United States. The station is owned by Major Broadcasting Corporation. It airs a hot adult contemporary music format.[1]

The station was assigned the WYGO call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on August 9, 1991.[2] These call letters were used on the same frequency at another station in Corbin, Kentucky, from 1978-1989 (now WKDP-FM) and at an AM station in Atlanta, Georgia from 1989-1990 (now WXJO).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Arbitron . Station Information Profile.
  2. Web site: Call Sign History . FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.