programming Information

FACTS…

General Description: 

AM-630 WNEG is Toccoa, Georgia. There are only a few communities where the local radio station dominates radio listenership. Toccoa is such a place. As the only commercial radio station operating in Stephens County, Georgia, WNEG provides a full-service format that focuses on local news, sports, weather, community events and local involvement. It’s a unique relationship that dates back to 1956 when WNEG went on the air. Broadcasting 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on the choice AM dial position of 6-3-0, WNEG is the Voice of Northeast Georgia and Beyond.  Stephens Countians listen to WNEG more than any other radio station.  Click here to see Arbitron Ratings.

 Programming:

AM-630 WNEG’s format consists of heavy local news and information focused on the residents of Stephens and Franklin counties. The emphasis is always LOCAL. CBS News is heard at the top of every hour. Local news is heard hourly with expanded newscasts from 6 a.m.-9 a.m., 12 p.m.-1 p.m. and 4-6 p.m. Georgia Network news is heard hourly. WNEG broadcasts community information on its hourly Community Calendar feature. Local weather forecasts are heard not less than every twenty minutes. When weather emergencies happen, folks turn first to AM-630 for details. WNEG is the official National Weather Service weather observatory for Stephens County, Georgia. WNEG broadcasts a full schedule of Stephens County High School football, baseball and basketball games as well as Atlanta Braves Baseball and Georgia Tech football and basketball. Coming this fall, enjoy Atlanta Falcon Football on AM-630! The target audience is 30 plus but WNEG is the community radio station and it’s programming appeals to the masses. It works. WNEG has always ranked #1 in the ratings with one of the highest audience shares of any Georgia radio station.

Music:

As a mass appeal community voice, AM-630 WNEG programs music unlike any format heard on any radio station in the area, AM or FM. It’s a true middle of the road upbeat contemporary format which focuses on the broad appeal artists of the 1970s and 80s with a few select tunes from the 1960s and some current hits too. Nothing too boring, nothing too soft, but nothing too hard either. Core artists are Dionne Warwick, Anne Murray, the Carpenters, The Supremes, Ray Charles, the Bee Gees and many others. WNEG has a lot of at work  listening because it’s unique music appeals to the buying/working public of this area. The format is complimented with local Toccoa based announcers who know the community and are leaders in it.

 Coverage:

AM-630 WNEG broadcast on the choice frequency of 630 kilohertz where AM radio signals travel much greater distances. WNEG’s FCC protected primary signal covers the same distance as most 50,000 watt FM stations.  It covers all of Stephens, Franklin, Rabun, Habersham, Banks, and Hart counties in Georgia and Oconee County in neighboring South Carolina. Portions of White, Hall, Jackson, Madison and Elbert Counties in Georgia and Anderson County in South Carolina are covered by this big regional signal.

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AM-630 WNEG

“The Voice of Northeast Georgia and Beyond”