WYMG | |
City: | Chatham, Illinois |
Area: | Springfield, Illinois |
Branding: | 100.5 WYMG |
Frequency: | 100.5 MHz |
Airdate: | (as WEAI, Jacksonville) |
Format: | Classic rock |
Erp: | 50,000 watts |
Haat: | 149m (489feet) |
Class: | B |
Facility Id: | 58537 |
Coordinates: | 39.6611°N -89.9217°W |
Former Callsigns: | WEAI (1948–1985) |
Owner: | Saga Communications |
Licensee: | Saga Communications of Illinois, LLC |
Sister Stations: | WDBR, WLFZ, WTAX-FM, WTAX |
Webcast: | Listen Live |
Website: | wymg.com |
Licensing Authority: | FCC |
WYMG (100.5 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Chatham, Illinois, and serving the Springfield metropolitan area. The station is owned by Saga Communications, and operates as part of its Capitol Radio Group. It airs a classic rock radio format.
WYMG has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 50,000 watts, the current maximum for most FM stations in Illinois. The transmitter is off County Road 15 West in Loami, Illinois.[1]
In, the station first signed on the air. Its call sign was WEAI and its original city of license was Jacksonville, Illinois. It was the FM counterpart to WLDS 1180 AM and largely simulcast that station in its early years. For most of the 1970s and 80s, it had a separate automated format, playing Adult Top 40 hits.
The station has been assigned the call letters WYMG by the Federal Communications Commission since May 1, 1985.[2]