WEKS
WEKS (92.5 FM; "The Bear 92.5") is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Zebulon, Georgia, with studios in downtown Fayetteville, Georgia, United States. The station is currently owned by the Georgia Radio Alliance, LLC., which is headed by Christopher Murray. The Georgia Radio Alliance also owns the Classic Hits formatted "Fox FM" stations WMDG, WFDR, and WBAF. WEKS features live and local country music programming, custom designed for the Southside of Atlanta, Georgia.
Broadcast area | Atlanta Southside area (Fayetteville-Newnan) |
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Frequency | 92.5 MHz |
Branding | The Bear 92.5 |
Programming | |
Format | Country music |
Affiliations | Compass Media Networks |
Ownership | |
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WBAF, WFDR, WMDG | |
History | |
First air date | 1995 |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 61617 |
Class | C3 |
ERP | 25,000 watts |
HAAT | 145.0 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 33°8′20.00″N 84°31′31.00″W |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | thebear925.com |
WEKS currently features an all locally programmed country music format branded as "The Bear 92.5." Personalities on WEKS include former WGST program director, and WCOH operations manager, and morning show co-host Chris East, who hosts middays on WEKS and also serves as operations manager for WEKS/WFDR, William Choate, who is known by his on air name "Cadillac Jack" (formerly of WKHX-FM) hosts Mornings on WEKS with his ex-wife, Donna, and former WSTR "Star 94" on-air personality Kevin Belcastro, who goes by Kevin Steele on air, hosts Afternoons on WEKS. The station also airs nationally syndicated programming like the Dee Jay Silver & The Country Club mixshow Friday nights, The Original Country Gold with Rowdy Yates show Saturday nights, and Honky Tonkin’ with Tracy Lawrence Sunday nights. WEKS also has a Gospel show that airs Sunday mornings that is hosted by Dustin Fordham.
WEKS is licensed to broadcast in HD Radio. In September 2021, WEKS acquired the equipment needed to transmit an HD signal and is in the process of getting the equipment installed. It has also been said that WEKS-HD2 will more than likely be a simulcast of Classic Hits sister station "Fox FM."
WEKS uses PlayoutOne for its automation system, a Wheatstone Audioarts AIR-4 12 Channel Mixer, an Orban Optimod 8400 for audio processing, and a GatesAir 20 kW transmitter with 2 ERI bays.