WQBG (100.5 FM, "Bigfoot Country") is a country music formatted radio station licensed to serve Elizabethville, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by Seven Mountains Media, through licensee Southern Belle, LLC, and is operated out of studios in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania. It serves areas along the Susquehanna River south of Selinsgrove. The station operates in simulcast with sister stations WRBG and WCFT-FM. Although also owned by Seven Mountains Media, WQBG and its three other simulcasting frequencies feature different programming than WIBF and WDBF, which are also branded as Bigfoot Country.

WQBG
Broadcast areaElizabethville-Millersburg
Frequency100.5 MHz
BrandingBigfoot Country
Programming
FormatCountry
AffiliationsMRN
PRN
Learfield Sports
Westwood One
Ownership
Owner
  • Seven Mountains Media
  • (Southern Belle, LLC)
WRBG, WNNA, WCFT-FM
History
First air date
1989 (as WLIZ)
Former call signs
WLIZ (1988–1990)
WYGL-FM (1990–2016)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID63837
ClassA
ERP1,200 watts
HAAT157 meters (515 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
40°37′24.00″N 76°49′54.00″W / 40.6233333°N 76.8316667°W / 40.6233333; -76.8316667
Links
Public license information
Websitethisisbigfootcountry.com

Studios

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Bigfoot Country's main studio is located at 450 Route 204 Highway in Selinsgrove. Bigfoot Country, along with its sister stations, operates a public studio located inside the Susquehanna Valley Mall located in Hummels Wharf.

Coverage area

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WQBG, based in Elizabethville, serves the southern area of the Bigfoot Country network. Its coverage area includes northern Dauphin County, northeast Perry County, eastern Juniata County, eastern Snyder County, and southern Northumberland County. The towns of Selinsgrove, Herndon, and Millersburg are served.

Programming

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WQBG on-air personalities include Mark Roberts, Shelly Marx, Todd Stewart, and Jeff Shaffer. Weekday programming includes The B Breakfast Bunch with Mark and Shelly, Todd Stewart on mid-days, Monica on afternoons, Kyle Alexander on nights, and "Big Country Variety" overnight. Specialty weekend programs include Power Source Country, Voice Of Prophecy, Max Potential, NAC, ZMAX Racing Country, NASCAR USA, and CMT Radio Insider.

Bigfoot Country is an affiliate of Penn State Sports Properties from Learfield Sports and broadcasts Penn State Nittany Lions football, both at home and on the road, every Saturday during the college football season in place of regularly scheduled programming. The station is an affiliate of Motor Racing Network and Performance Racing Network and broadcasts every race (except the Brickyard 400) during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Season in place of regularly scheduled programming during race weekends along with NASCAR-oriented programming on Sundays throughout the year.

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See also

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WQBG". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.