WGGY
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WGGY 101.3 FM, also known as Froggy 101, is a country music
radio station
that broadcasts out of Scranton, Pennsylvania
, its city of license. The station frequency is 101.3 FM, with an in-channel booster in Honesdale
, and is repeated on WGGI 95.9 in Benton.
Both stations are owned and operated by Entercom Communications
.
Froggy 101 has received national attention through NBC's hit series The Office
because character Dwight Schrute
has a Froggy 101 bumper sticker
displayed on a file cabinet.
"The Doc Show" is the well known staple of the station, airing from 5-9am on weekday mornings.
Froggy 101 WGGY from Scranton should not be confused with Froggy 101 WFGE from State College
. These stations are very similar and use similar logos. These stations are on different frequencies: WFGE is on 101.1 and WGGY is on 101.3. WFGE is also owned by a different owner, Forever Broadcasting (the originator of the Froggy franchise) from Altoona
.
This logo was designed at Keuka Printing by David Spengler.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
that broadcasts out of Scranton, Pennsylvania
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Scranton is a city in the northeastern part of Pennsylvania, United States. It is the county seat of Lackawanna County and the largest principal city in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area. Scranton had a population of 76,089 in 2010, according to the U.S...
, its city of license. The station frequency is 101.3 FM, with an in-channel booster in Honesdale
Honesdale, Pennsylvania
Honesdale is a borough in and the county seat of Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located northeast of Scranton. The population was 4,874 at the 2000 census....
, and is repeated on WGGI 95.9 in Benton.
Both stations are owned and operated by Entercom Communications
Entercom Communications
Entercom Communications Corporation is the fourth-largest broadcasting company in the United States. As of November 2009, Entercom operates 110 radio stations in 23 markets across the United States....
.
Froggy 101 has received national attention through NBC's hit series The Office
The Office (US TV series)
The Office is an American comedy television series broadcast by NBC. An adaptation of the original BBC series of the same name, it depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania, branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company...
because character Dwight Schrute
Dwight Schrute
Dwight Kurt Schrute III is a character on NBC's The Office portrayed by Rainn Wilson. He originally exactly resembled Gareth Keenan from the original UK version of The Office. Dwight is the top salesman and former acting manager for the Dunder Mifflin Paper Company and has won numerous awards for...
has a Froggy 101 bumper sticker
Bumper sticker
A bumper sticker is an adhesive label or sticker with a message, intended to be attached to the bumper of an automobile and to be read by the occupants of other vehicles - although they are often stuck onto other objects...
displayed on a file cabinet.
"The Doc Show" is the well known staple of the station, airing from 5-9am on weekday mornings.
Froggy 101 WGGY from Scranton should not be confused with Froggy 101 WFGE from State College
State College, Pennsylvania
State College is the largest borough in Centre County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is the principal city of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Centre County. As of the 2010 census, the borough population was 42,034, and roughly double...
. These stations are very similar and use similar logos. These stations are on different frequencies: WFGE is on 101.1 and WGGY is on 101.3. WFGE is also owned by a different owner, Forever Broadcasting (the originator of the Froggy franchise) from Altoona
Altoona, Pennsylvania
-History:A major railroad town, Altoona was founded by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1849 as the site for a shop complex. Altoona was incorporated as a borough on February 6, 1854, and as a city under legislation approved on April 3, 1867, and February 8, 1868...
.
Froggy Bumper Sticker
The Froggy 101 bumper sticker can be seen in the opening credits of the NBC Series The Office. The Froggy 101 bumper sticker can also be seen in Season 8 Episode 3 on the forklift that Dwight crashes into a wall of the warehouse, and in Season 4 Episode 4 when Michael goes to work night shifts at a call center. It is also visible in Season 8 Episode 2 at the tattoo parlor.This logo was designed at Keuka Printing by David Spengler.
Digital Radio
WGGY's digital signal is multiplexed.| Channel | Programming |
|---|---|
| 101.3-1 | main programming: country music |
| 101.3-2 | blues music |