WERG

On March 8,2014, WERG was presented the Abraham & Borst Award as "Best College Station in the Nation" at the 74th annual Intercollegiate Broadcasting System conference in New York City.

90.5 WERG is an alternative music formatted college radio station in Erie, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by Gannon University. Its transmitter is located in Summit Township.

History

On December 1, 1972 at 6pm, WERG signed on at 89.1 FM with an effective radiated power of 10 watts. Gannon University students operate WERG during the week; the station maintains broadcast operations over the weekends with the help of community volunteers who run alternative programming for the Erie community. One of these shows, Super Soul Saturday, has become an institution in Erie radio and an integral part of WERG’s weekend programming schedule.

Major technical upgrades came in 1980 when WTAE-FM radio in Pittsburgh, PA donated a 1949 Westinghouse FM-3 transmitter to Gannon. This enabled WERG to go to 3,000 watts, giving the radio station a strong signal throughout the City of Erie. The new Shively antenna was mounted on a tower atop Nash Library, and WERG moved up the dial to 89.9-FM.