WEGL 91 FM
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| City of license | Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama |
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| Broadcast area | Lee, Chambers, Macon, Russell, and Tallapoosa Counties in Alabama, and Muscogee County, Georgia. |
| Branding | 91.1 WEGL FM |
| Slogan | "A Rare Medium Well Done" |
| First air date | 1971 |
| Frequency | 91.1 (MHz) |
| Format | Eclectic |
| ERP | 3000 watts |
| Class | A (Non-Commercial) |
| Callsign meaning | War Eagle |
| Owner | Auburn University Board of Trustees |
| Website | http://wegl.auburn.edu |
WEGL 91 FM is a Class A, Non-Commercial, FM, College Radio station located on the campus of Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. The station's programming is broadcast at 3,000 watts from a tower situated atop Auburn University's tallest building, Haley Center.
WEGL's listening area includes the Alabama counties of Lee, Chambers, Macon, Russell, Tallapoosa, and Muscogee County, Georgia.
The bulk of funding for the operation of WEGL 91 is allocated by Auburn University's SGA and comes directly from Auburn's students' Student Activity Fees.
WEGL's DJs are volunteers made up of various members of the Auburn University faculty, staff, and student populations.
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[edit] History
WEGL was not the first radio station at Auburn University. In 1922, WMAV began broadcasting from Broun Hall with a 1,500 watt homemade transmitter. It became part of the University’s Extension Service and received a new name, WAPI (for the school’s name at the time: Alabama Polytechnic Institute). WAPI was later moved to Birmingham.
WEGL Radio began as a project of the Student Government Association and the College of Engineering in 1965. After a lengthy study, a committee comprised of students and faculty, endorsed the idea of starting a new radio station at Auburn University.
On June 1, 1970, the Board of Trustees authorized, then University President, Harry Philpott to submit an application on behalf of the Board of Trustees to the Federal Communications Commission for a permit to construct and operate an FM radio station.
On April 25, 1971, WEGL Radio signed on the air with 10 watts of power and began broadcasting at 91.1 MHz, as assigned by the FCC. The studios were located in room 1239 of Haley Center, where they stayed for nearly twenty years. After one year of operation, a student committee submitted a proposal to the Auburn University Board of Student Communication requesting a power increase. With the support of the University’s President, WEGL’s ERP increased to 380 watts in 1975. In June 1977, the station began broadcasting in stereo.
In 1988, the station upgraded its power to 3,000 watts and became a Class A Non-Commercial radio station. During the 1989-1990 school year, plans were finalized to move WEGL Radio from its home in the Haley Center to its current location in Foy Student Union with other student media groups and projects. On October 8, 1990, then university president James E. Martin officially signed WEGL on for the first time from its current location in Foy Student Union.
[edit] Format
WEGL 91 is a traditional "College Radio" station in that the station's programming consists of an eclectic mix of genres including, but not limited to: Rock, Hip-Hop, Pop, Blues, Jazz, Country & Bluegrass, Soul, Dance & Techno, R&B, Reggae, World Music, Oldies, and Gospel.
In addition to music, WEGL 91 also has a Sports department. The Sports Department oversees the athletic-themed talk shows.
WEGL reports its charts to the College Music Journal.
[edit] Internal links
- The Dr. Rock & Capt. Fantasy Show- A weekly show hosted by Chandler "Dr. Rock" White and Rivers "Capt. Fantasy" Langley; currently airing on WEGL 91 FM on Sunday Nights from 7 until 10 PM.
[edit] External links
Official Websites
Homepages for Various WEGL Shows
