WGYE
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WGYE is a Country
formatted broadcast
radio station
licensed to Mannington, West Virginia
, serving North-Central West Virginia
. WGYE is owned and operated by Burbach Broadcasting Company.
Powers and Sergi finally brought the station on the air in the fall of 1992, with the moniker "Today's U.S. Country", maintaining studios and offices along Locust Avenue in neighboring Fairmont
, where the station remains today.
Powers and Sergi sold WTUS in the late 1990s to Pittsburgh-based Burbach Broadcasting, which still owns the station today. Sergi today owns WSGB
in Sutton, West Virginia, and three other area stations.
The station has had a country format for its entire existence.
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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...
formatted broadcast
Broadcasting
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radio station
Radio station
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licensed to Mannington, West Virginia
Mannington, West Virginia
Mannington is a city in Marion County, West Virginia, United States located in the hills of North-Central West Virginia. Known as Mannington since 1856, the town is rich with history and heritage – from Native American relics to frontiersmen and their settlements to Civil War legends...
, serving North-Central West Virginia
North-Central West Virginia
North-Central West Virginia is a region of the U.S. State of West Virginia. The region's largest city is Morgantown.- Counties :*Monongalia County*Marion County*Harrison County*Taylor County*Doddridge County...
. WGYE is owned and operated by Burbach Broadcasting Company.
History
This radio station first began as WTUS, and was assigned these call letters on October 31, 1989, more than a year after the construction permit was first granted in May of 1988. However, the permit was sold to Joseph Donald Powers and partner Al Sergi in 1991 for $23,000.Powers and Sergi finally brought the station on the air in the fall of 1992, with the moniker "Today's U.S. Country", maintaining studios and offices along Locust Avenue in neighboring Fairmont
Fairmont, West Virginia
Fairmont is a city in Marion County, West Virginia, United States. Nicknamed "The Friendly City". The population was 18,704 at the 2010 census...
, where the station remains today.
Powers and Sergi sold WTUS in the late 1990s to Pittsburgh-based Burbach Broadcasting, which still owns the station today. Sergi today owns WSGB
WSGB
WSGB is an Oldies and Classic rock formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Sutton, West Virginia, serving Sutton and Braxton County, West Virginia. WSGB is owned and operated by Summit Media Broadcasting, LLC.-External links:*...
in Sutton, West Virginia, and three other area stations.
The station has had a country format for its entire existence.
Translator
WGYE also simulcasts on a 9 watt translator station W279AE, which broadcasts at 103.7 FM. W279AE is licensed to and serves Morgantown, West VirginiaMorgantown, West Virginia
Morgantown is a city in Monongalia County, West Virginia. It is the county seat of Monongalia County. Placed along the banks of the Monongahela River, Morgantown is the largest city in North-Central West Virginia, and the base of the Morgantown metropolitan area...
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