WWGO (92.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Classic rock format. Licensed to Charleston, Illinois, the station is owned by Cromwell Radio Group, through licensee The Cromwell Group, Inc. of Illinois.WWGO fcc.gov. Accessed September 29, 2012
History The station began broadcasting October 1, 1965, and originally held the call sign WEIC-FM.History Cards for WWGO, fcc.gov. Retrieved July 11, 2018. The station was originally owned by Friendly Broadcasters, Inc. In 1967, the station was sold to Community Communications Associates, along with its AM sister station.History Cards for WEIC, fcc.gov. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
The station originally simulcast the MOR format of its sister station WEIC 1270, but in December 1971, the station adopted a progressive rock format, while its sister station adopted a top 40 format."Charleston to Top 40 & Rock", Billboard, January 1, 1972. p. 10. Retrieved July 11, 2018. By 1973, the station was simulcasting the top 40 programming of WEIC 1270 during the day, while airing country music from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. and progressive rock 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.Hall, Claude. "Vox Jox", Billboard, October 20, 1973. p. 34. Retrieved July 13, 2018. In the following years, the station would return to simulcasting AM sister station most of the time.Broadcasting Yearbook 1979, Broadcasting, 1979. p. C-63. Retrieved July 13, 2018. The station was purchased by Withers Broadcasting in 1975. In 1980, the station was sold to Macomb Broadcasting Co., along with its AM sister station, for $700,000."Changing Hands", Broadcasting, February 25, 1980. p. 77. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
By 1984 the station was airing an adult contemporary format, separate from its AM sister station.Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1984, Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1984. p. B-76. Retrieved July 13, 2018. In 1984, the station was sold to Steve Garman, along with its AM sister station, for $628,000."Changing Hands", Broadcasting, April 9, 1984. p. 94. Retrieved July 12, 2018. The station continued airing an adult contemporary format into the early 1990s.The M-Street Radio Directory. 1992/1993. p. 137. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
In 1993, the station's call sign was changed to WHQQ, and the station adopted an oldies format, playing music from the late 1950s to the early 1970s."WEIC-FM Changes Format, Call Letters", Journal Gazette. May 5, 1993. p. A9.The M-Street Radio Directory. 1994. p. 146. Retrieved July 13, 2018. The station was sold to The Cromwell Group later that same year."Proposed Station Transfers", The M-Street Journal. Vol. 10 No. 29. July 21, 1993. p. 4. Retrieved July 14, 2018. In 1997, the station's call sign was changed to WWGO, and the station's format was changed from oldies to dance/CHR, branded "The Party", with the WHQQ call sign and its oldies format moving to 98.9."Format Changes", The M-Street Journal. Vol. 14 No. 45. November 12, 1997. p. 1. Retrieved July 13, 2018. By 2002, the station was airing a rock format.Devine, Cathy (2002). The M-Street Radio Directory. 11th Edition 2002-2003. p. 185. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
References
External links Cromwell Radio Mattoon WWGO's website