WRBG (98.3
FM, "Bigfoot Country") is a
country music
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formatted
radio station
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licensed to serve
Mifflinburg in the
U.S. state
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of
Pennsylvania
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. The station is owned by Seven Mountains Media, through licensee Southern Belle, LLC, and is operated out of studios in
Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania
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Selinsgrove is geographically located in the middle of the Susquehanna River Valley in Central Penns ...
. The station operates in
simulcast
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with
sister station
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Radio sister stations will often have different formats, and somet ...
s
WQBG and
WCFT-FM. Although also owned by Seven Mountains Media, WRBG and its other simulcasting frequencies feature different programming than WIBF and WDBF, which are also branded as Bigfoot Country.
Studios
WRBG's main studio is located at 450 Route 204 Highway in
Selinsgrove
Selinsgrove is the largest borough in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population is estimated to be 5,761 for the 2020 Census.
Selinsgrove is geographically located in the middle of the Susquehanna River Valley in Central Penns ...
. WRBG, along with its
sister station
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Radio sister stations will often have different formats, and somet ...
s, operates a public studio located inside the
Susquehanna Valley Mall
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History 1977 - 2014
...
located in
Hummels Wharf
Hummels Wharf is a census-designated place (CDP) in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 641 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Hummels Wharf is located at (40.834638, -76.836753).
According to the United States Census Bur ...
.
Coverage area
WRBG, based in Mifflinburg, serves primarily Union and Snyder Counties, as well as parts of Northumberland County. Primarily, the towns of
Lewisburg,
Northumberland
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,
Sunbury, and
Selinsgrove
Selinsgrove is the largest borough in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population is estimated to be 5,761 for the 2020 Census.
Selinsgrove is geographically located in the middle of the Susquehanna River Valley in Central Penns ...
are served by WRBG of the Bigfoot Country network.
Programming
WRBG 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
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, 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
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and
Performance Racing Network
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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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WCFT-FM
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WQBG
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WNNA
External links
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{{Country Radio Stations in Pennsylvania
RBG
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Country radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1989
1989 establishments in Pennsylvania