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WLGC-FM
WLGC-FM (105.7 Hertz, MHz) is a radio station broadcasting a classic country radio format, format under the Hank FM brand. Licensed to Greenup, Kentucky, United States, the station's studios are located in Ashland, Kentucky, with its transmitter remaining in Greenup. The station broadcasts to the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The station is currently owned by Total Media Group, Inc. of Jackson, Ohio. History On September 1, 1982, WLGC radio debuted at 105.5 FM, playing City of New Orleans (song)#Arlo Guthrie version, "The City of New Orleans" by Arlo Guthrie. The song kicked off not only a new radio station, but also a new format: A Little Bit Country, A Little Bit Rock. This hybrid programming was the brainchild of WLGC Vice-President/General Manager Robert Scheibly, who had commissioned a research project to determine viable formats for the fledgling station. Scheibly left the program director's position at WKEE/WHTN to take on the challenge of cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashland, Kentucky
Ashland is a List of cities in Kentucky, home rule-class city in Boyd County, Kentucky, United States. The most populous city in Boyd County, Ashland is located upon the southern bank of the Ohio River at the state border with Ohio and near West Virginia. The population was 21,625 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is a principal city of the Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area, referred to locally as the "Tri-State area" and home to 376,155 residents in 2020. Ashland serves as an important economic and medical center for Eastern Kentucky Coalfield, northeastern Kentucky. History Ashland dates back to the migration of the Poage family from the Shenandoah Valley via the Cumberland Gap in 1786. They erected a homestead along the Ohio River and named it Poage's Landing. Also called Poage Settlement, the community that developed around it remained an extended-family affair until the mid-19th century.''A History of Ashland, Kentucky, 1854–2004''. Ashland Bicentenni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
