WIFO-FM

WIFO-FM
Frequency105.5 MHz
BrandingBig Dog Country
Programming
Format
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerJesup Broadcasting Corp.
WLOP
History
First air date
1968 (1968)
Former call signs
WLOP-FM (1968–1971)
Call sign meaning
Information Radio
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID31096
ClassC3
ERP25,000 watts
HAAT94.0 meters
Transmitter coordinates
31°36′6.8″N 81°55′59.4″W / 31.601889°N 81.933167°W / 31.601889; -81.933167
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.bigdogcountry.com

WIFO-FM (105.5 FM) is a radio station in Jesup, Georgia, United States, airing a full-service country music format during the week and oldies music from The True Oldies Channel on weekends. It is owned by Jesup Broadcasting Corporation alongside WLOP (1370 AM).

The station's construction permit was authorized on July 24, 1967, to Wayne Broadcasting, Inc. A license was filed for in July 1968, and the station changed call signs to WIFO-FM on July 16, 1971.[2]

A fire December 7, 2005, destroyed the original studios.[3] New permanent facilities located at the original site were completed on June 24, 2006.

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WIFO-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "History Cards for WIFO-FM". Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "Fire Guts Radio Station". WTOC-TV. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved February 22, 2008.