WFGS (103.7 FM) is a

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located in

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. Owned by Forever Communications, the station airs a

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format as "Froggy 103.7".

History

The station went on the air as WAAW in 1977, owned by Murray Broadcasting Company and an

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format. In 1988, the station was sold to Jackson Purchase Broadcasting, which changed the call to WBLN and flipped to an

adult contemporary Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the 1980s to the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul ...

format. After being sold to Forever Communications, 103.7 became a country station with the call sign WFGE. In July 2008, the owner elected to move the Murray station's call sign to another station with the Froggy branding based in Pennsylvania. The old WFGE then became WFGS.

Current programming

Froggy 103.7 airs CMT Country Countdown USA featuring Lon Helton. Other syndicated shows include

The Lia Show ''The Lia Show'', formerly known as ''Neon Nights'' and ''Cryin’, Lovin’ or Leavin’'', is a nationally syndicated country music and entertainment radio program hosted by Lia Knight (born in Kentucky). The program airs nightly from 7 pm to ...

. Froggy 103.7 is home to the

Murray State University Murray State University (MSU) is a public university in Murray, Kentucky, in the Southern United States. In addition to the main campus in Calloway County in southwestern Kentucky, Murray State operates extended campuses offering upper-level an ...

Racers football and basketball. In May 2015, MSU announced the renewal of their contract with WFGS through the 2019–2020 seasons for both football and basketball. The station, for a short time, was an affiliate of the

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References

External links

Froggy 103.7 home pageFroggy 103.7 TwitterFroggyland SportsForever Communications
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