WDGL is a Classic rock

Classic rock

Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...

 music formatted radio station

Radio station

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 licensed to Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Baton Rouge is the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and is the second-largest city in the state.Baton Rouge is a major industrial, petrochemical, medical, and research center of the American South...

. The station, which is owned by Guaranty Broadcasting, operates at 98.1 MHz with an ERP of 100 kW. Its current slogan is "Your 10-In-A-Row Classic Rock Station." It is the flagship radio station for the Louisiana State University

LSU Tigers

The LSU Tigers are the athletic teams of Louisiana State University. They participate in the NCAA's Division I, in the Southeastern Conference. It fields teams in 14 varsity sports . Its official team nickname is the Fighting Tigers and the school mascot is Mike the Tiger...

 athletics broadcasts.

History

98.1 signed on the air in 1968 as WAFB-FM and was the sister station to WAFB-TV. The station was affiliated with ABC Contemporary radio until the mid 1990s and Unistar

Westwood One

Westwood One was an American radio network and was based in New York City. At one time, it was managed by CBS Radio, the radio arm of CBS Corporation, and Viacom and was later purchased by the private equity firm The Gores Group...

Radio in the late 1990s. Their previous formats were Easy Listening, Soft Rock, Disco, Top 40 (As WGGZ, "Z98") and Oldies ("Oldies 98.1.") In 1995 they flipped to Classic Hits as "Eagle 98.1, Rock and Roll Classics" but would later shift to a Classic Rock format several months later.

On-air personalities

• Darren Gauthier, weekday mid-days
• Scotty Drake, weekday afternoons
• Dan Day, Nights

Sports Commentators:

• Charles Hanagriff (Sports Director)
• Gordy Rush (Sports Co-Host/Commentator)

Traffic:

• Matt Ockmond, Mornings
• Angie Taylor, Afternoons

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