WNGZ
Encyclopedia
WNGZ is a radio station
broadcasting a Classic rock
format. Licensed to Montour Falls, New York
, USA, the station serves the Elmira-Corning area. The station is currently owned by Backyard Broadcasting
, is licensed to Backyard Broadcasting Elmira Licensee, LLC.
The station is known as WiNGZ 1049 - THE Classic Rock Station and is home to the Bob and Tom Show in the morning and Nights with Alice Cooper
.
takes over at 7:00pm, Monday through Saturday. Chris Gunn is on Saturday middays from 10:00am until 3:00pm.
On Sundays, Racing Rocks with Riki Rachtman
airs from 10:00am until noon and Bill St. James' Flashback (radio program)
is on from 6:00pm to 10:00pm.
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...
broadcasting 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...
format. Licensed to Montour Falls, New York
Montour Falls, New York
Montour Falls is a village in Schuyler County, New York, United States. The population was 1,797 at the 2000 census. A waterfall in the village gives the village its name...
, USA, the station serves the Elmira-Corning area. The station is currently owned by Backyard Broadcasting
Backyard Broadcasting
Backyard Broadcasting is a radio broadcasting company, primarily owning radio stations in medium-sized, small and rural markets in the United States. The company is owned by the private equity firms Boston Ventures Management and Pacific Corporate Group and is headed by Barry Drake, the former head...
, is licensed to Backyard Broadcasting Elmira Licensee, LLC.
The station is known as WiNGZ 1049 - THE Classic Rock Station and is home to the Bob and Tom Show in the morning and Nights with Alice Cooper
Nights with Alice Cooper
Nights with Alice Cooper is a radio show hosted by rock and roll artist and shock rock pioneer Alice Cooper. It is syndicated by United Stations Radio Networks and broadcast on over 100 radio stations in the US, seven in Canada, and is also available in the UK , Germany , Ireland, Australia ,...
.
Line-up
The Bob and Tom Show airs 6 days a week (Monday - Saturday) from 6:00am until 10:00am. Mike Casey handles the midday classic rock from 10:00am until 3:00pm (Monday - Friday and Sunday 1:00pm until 6:00pm) with Suzi Macool in the afternoon from 3:00pm until 7:00pm (Monday - Saturday). Nights with Alice CooperNights with Alice Cooper
Nights with Alice Cooper is a radio show hosted by rock and roll artist and shock rock pioneer Alice Cooper. It is syndicated by United Stations Radio Networks and broadcast on over 100 radio stations in the US, seven in Canada, and is also available in the UK , Germany , Ireland, Australia ,...
takes over at 7:00pm, Monday through Saturday. Chris Gunn is on Saturday middays from 10:00am until 3:00pm.
On Sundays, Racing Rocks with Riki Rachtman
Riki Rachtman
Riki Rachtman is an American television and radio personality.-Rock scene:At the age of 16, Rachtman auditioned to sing in the band the Angry Samoans, and the next year he was in a band called the Fairlanes. In the late 1980s, Rachtman was lead vocalist of the L.A. Metal Act "Virgin"...
airs from 10:00am until noon and Bill St. James' Flashback (radio program)
Flashback (radio program)
Flashback is an American radio show syndicated by Cumulus Media Networks . It is hosted by the "irreverent" Bill St. James , and is programmed by Tom Powell. The show is produced by Powell, Rob Frankel and Frank Guida. Guida also writes the show...
is on from 6:00pm to 10:00pm.