WBGK is an FM radio station licensed to Newport (village), New York

Newport (village), New York

Newport is a village in Herkimer County, New York, USA. The population was 640 at the 2000 census.The Village of Newport is near the eastern town line of the Town of Newport and is northeast of Utica.- History :...

. The station broadcasts a format known as "Bug Country," primarily consisting of the Real Country

Real country

Real Country is a 24-hour radio format produced by Cumulus Media Networks. Real Country, originally one of the Satellite Music Network stations, is marketed at the 18 to 54 demographic in rural areas of the United States...

 satellite format from ABC Radio. The station broadcasts at 99.7 MHz on the FM dial and is owned by Roser Communications Network, Inc. The station also has a simulcast with WBUG-FM (101.1) in Fort Plain, New York

Fort Plain, New York

Fort Plain is a village in Montgomery County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 2,288. The village is named after a fort built during the American Revolution....

, though High School Football games are broadcast only on WBGK 99.7.

Though the station is licensed to the village of Newport, New York, the license states "Newport Village" as the city of license. There is no city or village in New York State called "Newport Village".

In November 2009, WBGK and WBUG dumped the Real Country format and swapped it with a continuous automated selection of country Christmas music

Christmas music

Christmas music comprises a variety of genres of music normally performed or heard around the Christmas season, which tends to begin in the months leading up the actual holiday and end in the weeks shortly thereafter.-Early:...

, in preparation for a format switch to new country music after the holiday.