WIBG-FM
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WIBG-FM is a radio station broadcasting an Oldies
music format. WIBG is licensed to Avalon, New Jersey
, USA. The station is currently owned by WIBG Limited Liability Company and features local programing.
The programming is a version of the "Wibbage" format from the Philadelphia AM 990 powerhouse of the 50s, 60s and 70s. WIBG-FM plays rock and roll, along with memorable audio clips from the original Wibbage AM, period commercials, movies, and TV shows. WIBG-FM transmits on 94.3 MHz.
The call sign changed in August 2009 from WILW commensurate with a relocation of the transmitter site from Seaville, NJ to Marmora, NJ and doubling of transmission power to 6,000 Watts. Construction of the new transmitter was completed in early November 2009. The station coverage then reached both Cape May and Atlantic Counties, whereas the station only had strong signals in Cape May County.
WIBG's full-time, on-air talent consists of longtime South Jersey radio personalities Jerry Beebe in the morning; Rick Rock in mid-day; "Philly" Bill Culp for the afternoon drive; and Ken Schaffer in the evening. There are various local and national weekend programs, including Bobby Emmons' Music & Memories; Dave the Rave's Relics & Rarities, John "Records" Landecker, an original Wibbage Good Guy; Dick Clark with Rock Roll and Remember; and The Doo Wop Stop with Cool Bobby B. Beebe is a veteran to South Jersey Radio; his voice has been heard locally on the air for over 30 years. Rick Rock comes from WILW, and Culp started in radio back in the heyday of WIBG 99 AM in Philadelphia. Schaffer comes from Kool 98.3 FM and was a pioneer in the mobile entertainment industry as founder of Schaffer Sound Productions in suburban Philadelphia.
Oldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
music format. WIBG is licensed to Avalon, New Jersey
Avalon, New Jersey
As of April 2009, the average home sales price in Avalon was $1,567,662 .As of the census of 2000, there were 2,143 people, 1,045 households, and 668 families residing in the borough. The population density was 508.4 people per square mile...
, USA. The station is currently owned by WIBG Limited Liability Company and features local programing.
History
The station was assign the call letters WXNJ on March 27, 1992. On February 3, 1993, the station changed its call sign to WWOC; on March 3, 2001 to WWZK; on February 17, 2005 to WILW; and on August 19, 2009 to the current WIBG,The programming is a version of the "Wibbage" format from the Philadelphia AM 990 powerhouse of the 50s, 60s and 70s. WIBG-FM plays rock and roll, along with memorable audio clips from the original Wibbage AM, period commercials, movies, and TV shows. WIBG-FM transmits on 94.3 MHz.
The call sign changed in August 2009 from WILW commensurate with a relocation of the transmitter site from Seaville, NJ to Marmora, NJ and doubling of transmission power to 6,000 Watts. Construction of the new transmitter was completed in early November 2009. The station coverage then reached both Cape May and Atlantic Counties, whereas the station only had strong signals in Cape May County.
WIBG's full-time, on-air talent consists of longtime South Jersey radio personalities Jerry Beebe in the morning; Rick Rock in mid-day; "Philly" Bill Culp for the afternoon drive; and Ken Schaffer in the evening. There are various local and national weekend programs, including Bobby Emmons' Music & Memories; Dave the Rave's Relics & Rarities, John "Records" Landecker, an original Wibbage Good Guy; Dick Clark with Rock Roll and Remember; and The Doo Wop Stop with Cool Bobby B. Beebe is a veteran to South Jersey Radio; his voice has been heard locally on the air for over 30 years. Rick Rock comes from WILW, and Culp started in radio back in the heyday of WIBG 99 AM in Philadelphia. Schaffer comes from Kool 98.3 FM and was a pioneer in the mobile entertainment industry as founder of Schaffer Sound Productions in suburban Philadelphia.