WEGX
| City | Dillon, South Carolina |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Fayetteville, Florence, Myrtle Beach |
| Branding | Eagle 92.9 |
| Slogan | Today's Country |
| Frequency | 92.9 MHz |
| First air date | February 16, 1954 |
| Format | Country music |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 492.9 meters |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 16936 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 34°22′4.00″N 79°19′21.00″W / 34.3677778°N 79.3225000°W |
| Callsign meaning | EGX = 'Eagle' |
| Former callsigns | WDSC-FM (1978-1986) WZNS (1986-1994) |
| Owner |
iHeartMedia (AMFM Radio Licenses, L.L.C.) |
| Sister stations | WDAR-FM, WDSC, WJMX, WJMX-FM, WRZE, WWRK, WZTF |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | eagle929online.com |
WEGX is a country music station licensed to Dillon, South Carolina and serves the Florence and Myrtle Beach areas. The iHeartMedia outlet is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to broadcast at 92.9 MHz with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts. The station goes by the name Eagle 92.9 and its current slogan is "Today's Country."
The WEGX call letters were formerly on Philadelphia's "Eagle 106," and was owned by Malrite Communications Group. The format was "Churban," a hybrid of the contemporary hit radio (CHR) and urban formats with a target demographic in the teens to early 20s, with a focus on dance music. Danny Bonaduce, formerly of the Partridge Family and talk show host, was one of the station's well-known personalities, second to John Lander and the "Nut Hut". On March 12, 1993, the station changed its format to Jazz. The call letters changed to WJJZ, Smooth Jazz 106, on March 22. WJJZ is also now defunct. The station is currently known as "Mix 106.1".
During the early 1990s WEGX had a great run in the Philadelphia market. Some notable talent that were involved with the station: Brian Philips (President of CMT as of 2008), Jay Beau Jones, Brian Murphy, Gary Leigh, Max Viera, Welch & Woody, Rumble & Thrower, John Lander, Danny Bonaduce, Lucy St. James, Spyder Harrison, Cadillac Jack, JoJo, Daryle Lee (Party Patrol), Sean Caldwell and Karen Clauss (news).
For many years Eagle 92.9 had the call letters WDSC-FM. The format was adult contemporary in the 1980s when WDSC-FM became WZNS Z-92.9 and increased its signal power, already at 100,000 watts, by moving to one of the area's tallest towers, the one already used by WBTW.
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