WEGG
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WEGG is an American radio station
licensed to serve the community of Rose Hill, North Carolina
, USA. The station broadcasts a traditional Gospel music
format. WEGG is currently owned by Conner Media Corporation.
WEGG was founded by Jeff Barnes Wilson in the 1970s. It started out as a country music
station and then a mix of country and Southern Gospel
music. The station eventually became all-Gospel. The call letters were intended to reflect the poultry industry which is next door to the radio station. Mr. Wilson would call it The "W"onderful "EGG". Jeff Barnes Wilson died in 1995.
Charlie Robinson hosted a gospel music program called "All Gospel For All People" and coined the call letters as standing for WEGG "Where Everyone Glorifies God". Thru The Bible Radio with Dr. J. Vernon McGee was part of the programming throughout Wilson's ownership of the station. Many local churches aired their ministries on the station as well. The station carried ABC News as well as The North Carolina News Network. James Kenan High School Football and Wake Forest Sports were part of the programming as well.
In October 2007 gospel station is brand on "710 The Light" then on early in May 2008 Gospel station is brand on "Glory 710" and early June 2008 on the air to "Joy 710" then on October 2008 gospel station is brand on "Gospel Superstation 710" when goes on the air with more. And on January 2011 gospel station brand on "Your Christian Radio 710 & 95.9".
WEGG operates on 710 AM - a clear channel. One of the liners for the station was "Clear Channel Radio 71". a Clear station in Rose Hill on the air. In 2009 the Gospel Station just found on translattor to W240BN 95.9 FM.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
licensed to serve the community of Rose Hill, North Carolina
Rose Hill, North Carolina
Rose Hill is a town in Duplin County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,330 at the 2000 census.Rose Hill claims to be the home of the world's largest frying pan.-Geography:Rose Hill is located at ....
, USA. The station broadcasts a traditional Gospel music
Gospel music
Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal, spiritual or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....
format. WEGG is currently owned by Conner Media Corporation.
WEGG was founded by Jeff Barnes Wilson in the 1970s. It started out as a country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
station and then a mix of country and Southern Gospel
Southern Gospel
Southern Gospel music—at one time also known as "quartet music"—is music whose lyrics are written to express either personal or a communal faith regarding biblical teachings and Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music...
music. The station eventually became all-Gospel. The call letters were intended to reflect the poultry industry which is next door to the radio station. Mr. Wilson would call it The "W"onderful "EGG". Jeff Barnes Wilson died in 1995.
Charlie Robinson hosted a gospel music program called "All Gospel For All People" and coined the call letters as standing for WEGG "Where Everyone Glorifies God". Thru The Bible Radio with Dr. J. Vernon McGee was part of the programming throughout Wilson's ownership of the station. Many local churches aired their ministries on the station as well. The station carried ABC News as well as The North Carolina News Network. James Kenan High School Football and Wake Forest Sports were part of the programming as well.
In October 2007 gospel station is brand on "710 The Light" then on early in May 2008 Gospel station is brand on "Glory 710" and early June 2008 on the air to "Joy 710" then on October 2008 gospel station is brand on "Gospel Superstation 710" when goes on the air with more. And on January 2011 gospel station brand on "Your Christian Radio 710 & 95.9".
WEGG operates on 710 AM - a clear channel. One of the liners for the station was "Clear Channel Radio 71". a Clear station in Rose Hill on the air. In 2009 the Gospel Station just found on translattor to W240BN 95.9 FM.
History
- 710 The Light (2007-2008)
- Glory Radio 710 (May 2008-June 2008)
- Joy 710 (June 2008-October 2008)
- Gospel Superstation 710 (October 2008-January 2011)
- Your Christian Radio 710 & 95.9 (January 2011-Present)