WSIG
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WSIG is a Classic Country
formatted broadcast
radio station
licensed to Mount Jackson, Virginia
in Shenandoah County
, while studios are located in Mount Crawford, Virginia
in Rockingham County
. WSIG serves the Central and Northern Shenandoah Valley
. WSIG is owned and operated by Vox Radio Group.
station, WSIG-FM signed on the air on July 8, 1987 as a simulcaster of its popular sister WSIG-AM (now WSVG-AM). Through most of the 1980s, 1990s, and even into the 2000s, WSIG was a very difficult catch in Winchester
, but was considered part of the Winchester DMA.
During 1988, WSIG-FM was sold to Tuschedy Broadcasting and began simulcasting Tuschedy owned WSKO (now WBOP and now on 95.5) as "Super Country". It was an effort to compete with country powerhouses WUSQ in Winchester
and WKCY
in Harrisonburg
but it wasn't to last.
By 1992, WSKO switched to Hot Adult Contemporary, while WSIG remain country.
WSIG-FM was sold in 2002 to Vox Communications, oddly that owns the incarnation of WSKO, WBOP. After going silent for 6 months, WSIG came back on the air in July 2003, with studios now in Mount Crawford, Virginia
, but broadcasting from a new tower near Mount Jackson. This would, for the first time, give WSIG-FM a clear signal into Winchester, while at the same time a clear signal into Harrisonburg. On January 15, 2004, WSIG-FM shortened its callsign to just WSIG.
In November 2007, WSIG began streaming their signal online.
In October 2008, WSIG began carrying the "Country Music Greats Radio Show with Jim Ed Brown
" from 2 to 4pm on Sundays until January 31, 2010 when it was moved from 10pm to midnight on Sundays.
Classic country
Classic country is a music radio format that specializes in playing mainstream country hits from past decades.This genre generally follows one of two formats: those specializing in hits from the 1920s through the early 1970s, and focus primarily on innovators and artists from country music's Golden...
formatted broadcast
Broadcast
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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...
licensed to Mount Jackson, Virginia
Mount Jackson, Virginia
Mount Jackson is a town in Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,994 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Mount Jackson is located at in the southern part of Shenandoah County, Virginia at...
in Shenandoah County
Shenandoah County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 35,075 people, 14,296 households, and 10,064 families residing in the county. The population density was 68 people per square mile . There were 16,709 housing units at an average density of 33 per square mile...
, while studios are located in Mount Crawford, Virginia
Mount Crawford, Virginia
Mount Crawford is a town in Rockingham County in Virginia, United States. It is included in the Harrisonburg Metropolitan Statistical Area, and the town's population was 433 at the 2010 census.-Geography:...
in Rockingham County
Rockingham County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 67,725 people, 25,355 households, and 18,889 families residing in the county. The population density was 80 people per square mile . There were 27,328 housing units at an average density of 32 per square mile...
. WSIG serves the Central and Northern Shenandoah Valley
Shenandoah Valley
The Shenandoah Valley is both a geographic valley and cultural region of western Virginia and West Virginia in the United States. The valley is bounded to the east by the Blue Ridge Mountains, to the west by the eastern front of the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians , to the north by the Potomac River...
. WSIG is owned and operated by Vox Radio Group.
History
Always a CountryCountry 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...
station, WSIG-FM signed on the air on July 8, 1987 as a simulcaster of its popular sister WSIG-AM (now WSVG-AM). Through most of the 1980s, 1990s, and even into the 2000s, WSIG was a very difficult catch in Winchester
Winchester, Virginia
Winchester is an independent city located in the northwestern portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the USA. The city's population was 26,203 according to the 2010 Census...
, but was considered part of the Winchester DMA.
During 1988, WSIG-FM was sold to Tuschedy Broadcasting and began simulcasting Tuschedy owned WSKO (now WBOP and now on 95.5) as "Super Country". It was an effort to compete with country powerhouses WUSQ in Winchester
Winchester, Virginia
Winchester is an independent city located in the northwestern portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the USA. The city's population was 26,203 according to the 2010 Census...
and WKCY
WKCY-FM
WKCY-FM is a country music formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA, serving the Central Shenandoah Valley...
in Harrisonburg
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Harrisonburg is an independent city in the Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia in the United States. Its population as of 2010 is 48,914, and at the 2000 census, 40,468. Harrisonburg is the county seat of Rockingham County and the core city of the Harrisonburg, Virginia Metropolitan Statistical...
but it wasn't to last.
By 1992, WSKO switched to Hot Adult Contemporary, while WSIG remain country.
Mount Crawford, Virginia
Mount Crawford is a town in Rockingham County in Virginia, United States. It is included in the Harrisonburg Metropolitan Statistical Area, and the town's population was 433 at the 2010 census.-Geography:...
, but broadcasting from a new tower near Mount Jackson. This would, for the first time, give WSIG-FM a clear signal into Winchester, while at the same time a clear signal into Harrisonburg. On January 15, 2004, WSIG-FM shortened its callsign to just WSIG.
In November 2007, WSIG began streaming their signal online.
In October 2008, WSIG began carrying the "Country Music Greats Radio Show with Jim Ed Brown
Jim Ed Brown
Jim Ed Brown is an American country music singer who achieved fame in the 1950s with his two sisters as a member of The Browns. He later had a successful solo career from 1965 to 1974, followed by a string of major duet hits with Helen Cornelius through 1981...
" from 2 to 4pm on Sundays until January 31, 2010 when it was moved from 10pm to midnight on Sundays.