| WYNG | |
| City: | Mount Carmel, Illinois |
| Area: | Evansville |
| Branding: | K-Love |
| Frequency: | 94.9 MHz |
| Format: | CCM |
| Erp: | 50,000 watts |
| Haat: | 128.0 meters |
| Class: | B |
| Facility Id: | 56560 |
| Coordinates: | 38.3992°N -87.7883°W |
| Former Callsigns: | WYER-FM (1979–1989) WRBT (1989–1996) WTRI-FM (1996–2001) WKRI (2001–2003) |
| Owner: | Educational Media Foundation |
| Licensing Authority: | FCC |
WYNG is a radio station licensed to Mount Carmel, Illinois and serving the Evansville, Indiana market at 94.9 FM. The current format is Educational Media Foundation's Christian contemporary K-Love.[1]
WYNG acquired the 94.9 frequency in 2003 when the Regent Broadcasting changed frequencies and adopted a Country format. After stations WBKR and WKDQ were acquired from Clear Channel Communications by Regent Broadcasting,[2] Regent decided to change WYNG's programming to an all Sports format – primarily using ESPN Radio syndicated programming.
On August 25, 2006, Regent sold WYNG to Withers Broadcasting Companies, a Mount Vernon, Illinois company that operates multiple radio/television stations in several states, including Kentucky, West Virginia, and Missouri.[3]
ESPN's format was dropped as of January 1, 2007 and the ESPN affiliation moved to WYFX 106.7. Long time WGBF/WYNG sportscaster Dan Egierski is now Vice President of Evansville Sports Programming Inc., which is active in sales for WYFX.[4]
WVMC (AM) has been added to their line-up of stations.
On January 11, 2016, WYNG, LLC. sold WYNG to EMF Broadcasting for $450,000 along with Iowa stations KOKX-FM and KRNQ; EMF flipped the station to its K-Love network upon the sale's closure on March 18, 2016.[5]
WYNG has an extensive news department providing news at the top of the hour between 6 A.M. and 6 P.M.[6] However, most of the updates are not live. The transcript of the report is posted on their website daily. WYNG is a part of the St. Louis Cardinals radio network.[6]