WEXG


WEXG is a classic rock formatted radio station in Farmer City, Illinois. The station began operations in 1983 as WZRO 5 county country, then changed to WEZO, and changed to WWHP as "The Whip". It played a variety of music genres, primarily Americana roots, classic country, blues, and bluegrass. The station claimed to be located, "somewhere between Memphis and Chicago."
After a change in ownership in early 2014, the station changed formats to classic hits.
On November 23, 2015, WWHP became NewsTalk 98.3 with a local morning and afternoon drive.
Former Cities 92.9 morning host Ian Bayne is on from 6-9 am and national Breitbart editor Mike Flynn from 3-6 pm. Other programming includes Laura Ingraham, Dana Loesch, Jerry Doyle, and Lars Larson.
On May 30, 2016, WWHP changed their format to classic rock.
On January 24, 2018, the station changed its call sign to WEXG and rebranded as "The Edge".