WYGG
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WYGG is a radio station
licensed to serve Asbury Park, New Jersey
. The station is owned by Minority Business & Housing Development, Inc. It airs a Religious radio format. The station's nickname translates to "Good News Radio" in English.
The station was assigned the WYGG call letters by the Federal Communications Commission
on March 4, 1994.
area with religious, community involvement, and information programming. The station broadcasts in French, English, and Creole.
Maureen Nevin Duffy created and hosted a weekly public affairs talk show called "Asbury Radio — The Radio Voice of Asbury Park" for more than six years but was cancelled due to personal issues.
, president), reached an agreement to purchase WYGG from Evangelical Crusade of Fishers of Men, Inc., for $1. United Press International characterized this as "a financial formality for what amounts to a gift." The FCC approved the transfer to MBHD in May 2000.
Radio station
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licensed to serve Asbury Park, New Jersey
Asbury Park, New Jersey
Asbury Park is a city in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, located on the Jersey Shore and part of the New York City Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 16,116. The city is known for its rich musical history, including its association with...
. The station is owned by Minority Business & Housing Development, Inc. It airs a Religious radio format. The station's nickname translates to "Good News Radio" in English.
The station was assigned the WYGG call letters by the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
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on March 4, 1994.
Programming
WYGG serves the Haitian-American community of Asbury Park and the greater New York CityNew York City
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area with religious, community involvement, and information programming. The station broadcasts in French, English, and Creole.
Maureen Nevin Duffy created and hosted a weekly public affairs talk show called "Asbury Radio — The Radio Voice of Asbury Park" for more than six years but was cancelled due to personal issues.
Ownership
In December 1998, Minority Business and Housing Development Inc. (Abner LouimaAbner Louima
Abner Louima is a Haitian who was assaulted, brutalized and forcibly sodomized with the handle of a bathroom plunger by New York City police officers after being arrested outside a Brooklyn nightclub in 1997....
, president), reached an agreement to purchase WYGG from Evangelical Crusade of Fishers of Men, Inc., for $1. United Press International characterized this as "a financial formality for what amounts to a gift." The FCC approved the transfer to MBHD in May 2000.