WGBG-FM

WGBG-FM

City	Seaford, Delaware
Broadcast area	Salisbury-Ocean City
Branding	Big 98.5
Slogan	Delmarva's Classic Rock Station
Frequency	98.5 MHz
First air date	1972 (as WSUX-FM at 98.3)
Format	Classic rock
ERP	6,000 watts
HAAT	98 meters
Class	A
Facility ID	4340
Transmitter coordinates	38°36′47.00″N 75°35′12.00″W / 38.6130556°N 75.5866667°W / 38.6130556; -75.5866667
Callsign meaning	W G BiG
Former callsigns	WSUX-FM (1972-1991) WECY-FM (1991-1995) WSUX (1995-1998) WGBG (1998-2016)
Former frequencies	98.3 MHz (1972-?)
Owner	Adams Radio Group, LLC (Adams Radio of Delmarva Peninsula, LLC)
Sister stations	WZBH, WOCQ, WKHI
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	bigclassicrock.com

WGBG-FM (Big Classic Rock 98.5) is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Salisbury, Maryland, Ocean City, Maryland, Southern Delaware, Virginia, and the rest of Delmarva, with studios and cluster offices located in Salisbury, Maryland. Its tower is located in Seaford, Delaware. The station broadcasts as a classic rock music formatted station branded as "BIG Classic Rock 98.5".

Morning features The Bob and Tom Show, middays and afternoons with local on air personalities, and nights with Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Alice Cooper. Music Includes classic rock from the 1970s, '80s, and '90s.

History

98.3 WSUX-FM signed on the air in February 1972, carrying the programming of 1280 WSUX.

Previous studios were located along U.S. Route 13 in Seaford, Delaware. The station originally transmitted at 98.3 FM before moving to 98.5 FM. Previous formats included an easy listening format with call letters WSUX-FM (Sussex County) and WECY-FM (Easy).

Former personalities

Dave Fleetwood (1970s, now afternoons at WVLT/Vineland, New Jersey)
Allan Frazier (1972-1980)

Transmitter

The transmitter is a class A transmitter, 6,000 watts, HAAT 98 meters, located in Seaford, Delaware. Facility ID 4340. Located on coordinates 38°36′47.00″N 75°35′12.00″W / 38.6130556°N 75.5866667°W / 38.6130556; -75.5866667

External links

Query the FCC's FM station database for WGBG

Radio-Locator information on WGBG

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WGBG

Radio stations in the Salisbury–Ocean City, Maryland market

By AM frequency	960 1280 1320 1470 1590

By FM frequency	89.5 89.9 90.3 90.7 91.3 92.5 92.7 93.5 95.3 95.9 96.3 96.3 97.1 97.5 97.7 97.9 98.1 98.5 98.9 99.5 99.9 100.3 100.5 101.1 101.3 101.5 101.7 102.5 103.5 103.9 104.7 105.1 105.5 105.9 106.1 106.9 107.1 107.3 107.7 107.9

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.475

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