please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . january 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message wegl city auburn alabama broadcast area lee chambers macon russell and tallapoosa counties in alabama and muscogee county georgia branding 91.1 wegl fm slogan if you don t like us you don t like music 2000 frequency 91.1 mhz first air date april 25 1971 format variety erp 3 000 watts haat 65 meters 213 feet class a non commercial facility id 6107 transmitter coordinates 32 36 11 n 85 29 12 w 32.60306 n 85.48667 w 32.60306 ; 85.48667 callsign meaning war eagle owner auburn university board of trustees webcast wegl.streamon.fm website wegl.auburn.edu wegl 91.1 fm is a class a non commercial fm college radio station located on the campus of auburn university in auburn alabama . the station s programming is broadcast at 3 000 watts from a tower situated atop auburn university s tallest building haley center . wegl s broadcast listening area includes the alabama counties of lee chambers macon russell tallapoosa and muscogee county georgia . wegl streams its broadcasts over the internet through its website . the bulk of funding for the operation of wegl 91 is allocated by auburn university s student government association and comes directly from auburn s students student activity fees . wegl s all volunteer dj staff includes various members of the auburn university student faculty and staff populations . history edit wegl was not the first radio station at auburn university . in 1922 wmav began broadcasting from broun hall with a 1 500 watt homemade transmitter . it became part of the university s extension service and received a new name wapi am wapi for the school s name at the time alabama polytechnic institute . wapi was later moved to birmingham alabama . on june 1 1970 the board of trustees authorized then university president harry philpott to submit an application on behalf of the board of trustees to the federal communications commission fcc for a permit to construct and operate an fm radio station . the student government association then funded the operation of the station . on april 25 1971 wegl radio signed on the air with 10 watts of power and began broadcasting at 91.1 megahertz mhz as assigned by the fcc . the first song broadcast was another day by paul mccartney . the first wegl studio was located in room 1239 of haley center . after one year of operation a student committee submitted a proposal to the auburn university board of student communication requesting a power increase . with the support of the university s president wegl s effective radiated power erp increased to 380 watts in 1975 . in june 1977 the station began broadcasting in stereo . the last song broadcast in mono was elton john s captain fantastic and the first song broadcast in stereo was you ve got a cold by 10cc . wegl 91 s broadcasting studio in its current location in suite 1105 of the new auburn university student center . in 1988 the station upgraded its power to 3 000 watts and became a class a non commercial radio station . during the 1989 1990 school year plans were finalized to move wegl radio from its home in the haley center to a new location in foy student union . on october 8 1990 then university president james e. martin officially signed wegl on for the first time from the foy student union . wegl remained in foy student union until the summer of 2008 . wegl made its final broadcast from that location at 5 00 pm on friday august 15 2008 . the final song broadcast from foy student union was a little bit by tim fite . wegl along with all other campus media relocated from foy student union to the new student center during the first weeks of the fall 2008 semester . broadcasting with live djs and internet streaming audio resumed shortly thereafter from the new location . on april 25 2009 wegl in association with the committee of 19 held its first live music event in over a decade . weglfest was held in the ballroom of the new student center and all proceeds from the event went to benefit auburn s war on hunger . performers at the event included magnolia sons weak music for thomas and tony brook . incidentally the event took place on the 38th anniversary of wegl s first air date . programming edit wegl 91 is a traditional college radio station in that the station s programming consists of an eclectic mix of genres including but not limited to rock hip hop pop blues jazz country & bluegrass soul dance & techno r & b reggae world music oldies and gospel . in addition to music wegl also has a sports department . wegl reports its charts to the college music journal . external links edit official website query the fcc s fm station database for wegl radio locator information on wegl query nielsen audio s fm station database for wegl comedy clips & promos recorded at wegl v t e radio stations serving the auburn alabama market by am frequency 540 910 1230 1400 1520 by fm frequency 88.1 88.7 89.1 89.5 91.1 92.3 93.9 94.3 95.3 95.9 96.7 97.3 97.7 99.9 101.9 102.9 103.3 106.1 107.3 by call sign wani waud wauf lp wcgq wdak wegl well fm wgzz whhy fm wjsp fm wkkr wlbf wlwi fm wmxa wmxs wqnr wqsi wrld wsth fm wtgz wtlm wvrk wyfk wzmg defunct wacm lp 94.3 fm alabama radio markets birmingham dothan florence muscle shoals huntsville mobile montgomery tuscaloosa other alabama radio regions anniston auburn columbus georgia gadsden meridian mississippi see also list of radio stations in alabama columbus radio v t e radio stations in the columbus georgia market by am frequency 540 910 1230 1270 1340 1420 1460 1520 1580 by fm frequency 88.1 88.5 88.7 89.5 90.5 91.1 91.7 92.7 93.3 93.9 95.3 95.7 95.9 96.1 96.7 97.1 97.3 97.7 98.3 99.3 99.9 100.1 100.7 101.3 102.9 103.7 104.9 106.1 106.9 107.3 by call sign wagh waud wauf wbfa wboj wbue wcgq wcug well fm wegl wdak weam fm wfrc wfxe wgsy whal wiol wiol fm wjsp fm wkcn wkkr wkzj wltc wmxa woks wqnr wqsi wrcg wrld wsth fm wtgz wtjb wtlm wury lp wvfj fm wvrk wyfk wzmg defunct wacm lp 94.3 fm georgia radio markets albany atlanta augusta brunswick columbus macon savannah valdosta other georgia radio regions rome thomasville bainbridge waycross alabama radio markets birmingham dothan florence muscle shoals huntsville mobile montgomery tuscaloosa other alabama radio regions anniston auburn columbus georgia gadsden meridian mississippi see also list of radio stations in georgia list of radio stations in alabama retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title wegl & oldid 640570210 categories radio stations in alabamacollege radio stations in alabamaradio stations established in 1971auburn universityhidden categories articles lacking sources from january 2015all articles lacking sources navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main 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