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For the radio station in Kankakee, Illinois which held the call sign WBYG from 1975 to 1985, see WYHI. For the radio station in Sandwich, Illinois which held the call sign WBYG from 1986 to 1988, see WKBM.

Radio station in Point Pleasant, West Virginia

WBYG

Point Pleasant, West Virginia
Broadcast area Point Pleasant, West VirginiaMason County, West VirginiaGallia County, Ohio
Frequency 99.5 MHz
Branding Pure Rock 99.5
Programming
Format Mainstream rock
Ownership
Owner Total Media Group
Sister stations WTHQ, WYVK, WMPO
History
First air date 1995
Call sign meaning play on the word "big"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority FCC
Facility ID 5283
Class A
ERP 4,700 watts
HAAT 100 meters
Transmitter coordinates 38°50′49.0″N 82°7′50.0″W / 38.846944°N 82.130556°W / 38.846944; -82.130556
Links
Public license information Public fileLMS

WBYG (99.5 FM) is a mainstream rock formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Point Pleasant, West Virginia, serving Point Pleasant, Mason County in West Virginia and Gallia County in Ohio. WBYG is owned and operated by Total Media Group.

The call letters were formerly held by an AM radio station at 1450 kHz in Savannah, Georgia (now silent).

On June 21, 2024, WBYG changed their format from country to mainstream rock, branded as "Pure Rock 99.5".[2]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WBYG". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ WBYG Flips From Big Country to Pure Rock Radioinsight - June 24, 2024