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{{Infobox radio station<br />
| name = WEGR<br />
| logo =<br />
| logo_size = <br />
| city = [[Arlington, Tennessee]]<br />
| area = [[Memphis metropolitan area]]<br />
| branding = ''102.7 Kiss FM''<br />
| frequency = 102.7 [[Megahertz|MHz]] {{HD Radio}}<br />
| airdate = {{start date and age|1967|3}} (as WREC-FM)<br />
| format = [[Hot adult contemporary]]<br />
| subchannels = HD2: [[WREC]] [[simulcast]] ([[News/talk]])<br />
| erp = 100,000 [[watt]]s<br />
| haat = {{convert|287|m|ft|sp=us}}<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|35.275917|N|89.777306|W|type:landmark_region:US-TN_source:FCC|display=inline,title}}<br />
| class = C1<br />
| facility_id = 58397<br />
| callsign_meaning = <br />
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|WREC-FM (1967–1975)|WZXR (1975–1986)}}<br />
| affiliations = [[Premiere Networks]]<br />
| owner = [[iHeartMedia, Inc.]]<br />
| sister_stations = [[KJMS]], [[KWNW]], [[WDIA]], [[WHAL-FM]], [[WHRK]], [[WREC]]<br />
| licensee = iHM Licenses, LLC<br />
| webcast = [https://www.iheart.com/live/1027-kiss-fm-2133/ Listen Live]<br />
| website = [https://1027kissfm.iheart.com/ 1027kissfm.iheart.com] <br />
| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''WEGR''' (102.7 [[Hertz|MHz]]) is a [[commercial radio|commercial]] [[FM broadcasting|FM]] [[radio station]] [[city of license|licensed]] to [[Arlington, Tennessee]], and serving the [[Memphis metropolitan area]], including sections of [[Tennessee]], [[Arkansas]], [[Missouri]] and [[Mississippi]]. WEGR airs a [[hot adult contemporary]] [[radio format|format]] and calls itself '''102.7 [[KISS-FM (brand)|Kiss FM]]'''. It is owned by [[iHeartMedia]] with studios on Thousand Oaks Boulevard in Southeast Memphis.<br />
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WEGR is a [[list of broadcast station classes|Class C1]] station. It has an [[effective radiated power]] (ERP) of 100,000 [[watt]]s, that maximum for most radio stations. The [[transmitter]] is on Brief Road in [[Brunswick, Tennessee]].<ref>[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?sr=Y&s=C&call=wegr&nav=home Radio-Locator.com/WEGR]</ref> WEGR broadcasts in the [[HD Radio]] format.<ref>https://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=29 HD Radio Guide for Memphis</ref> It carries the [[talk radio]] programming of [[sister station]] [[WREC]] [[600 AM]] on its HD2 [[digital subchannel|subchannel]].<br />
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==History==<br />
The station [[sign-on|signed on]] the air in {{start date and age|1967|3}}. The original [[call sign]] was WREC-FM and it mostly [[simulcast]] co-owned [[WREC]] 600 AM.<ref>''[[Broadcasting & Cable|Broadcasting Yearbook]] 1977'' [https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1977/C%20Section%20Radio%20Broadcasting%20Yearbook%201977%20P-6.pdf page C-197]. Retrieved December 29, 2023.</ref> In December 1975, the station went to an [[Broadcast automation|automated]] [[country music]] format with the [[call sign]] WZXR. On September 25, 1977, the station switched to AOR ([[album oriented rock]]). Except for a brief flirtation with [[Top 40]] in 1985 and 1986, the station played some form of [[Rock music|rock]] until 2023.<br />
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Known as "Rock 103", WEGR had been consistently programmed with a [[classic rock]] format for more than 40 years. Its mascot was a walrus, which saw numerous incarnations. For a brief period, the station was promoted as "The Eagle", in an attempt to create a brand from the call sign.<br />
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For many years, WEGR's studio was located at historic 203 [[Beale Street]]. It was moved in 2003 to a facility shared by other area iHeartMedia broadcast stations.<br />
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On May 3, 2023, at 5PM, WEGR swapped frequencies with sister station [[KWNW]], becoming the new home of "Kiss FM", marking the end of rock on 102.7 after nearly 50 years. The swap was made due to the pending demise of [[WLFP (FM)|WMC-FM]]. The first song on "Kiss FM" after the swap was "[[Can't Stop the Feeling]]" by [[Justin Timberlake]].<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/251704/iheart-downgrades-rock-103-memphis-to-101-9-relaunches-kiss-fm-on-102-7-with-hot-ac-shift/ iHeart Downgrades Rock 103 Memphis to 101.9; Relaunches Kiss FM on 102.7 With Hot AC Shift] Radioinsight - may 3, 2023</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://1027kissfm.iheart.com/ 102.7 Kiss FM Official website]<br />
*{{FM station data|742423|WEGR}}<br />
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