| 释义 |
- General theme DJ monikers
- Froggy logo
- See also
- List of "Froggy" stations
- In other media
- External links
{{Unreferenced|date=October 2007}}Froggy is a brand name radio format used for a variety of radio stations in numerous broadcast markets in the United States, most of which are country music formatted stations, with a few playing adult contemporary. (There was, however, an oldies-themed "Froggy" in Erie, Pennsylvania—the former WFGO; that station has since changed format and calls in 2007. There was also an Oldies-based "Froggy" station in Austin, Texas KFGI 94.7 which changed formats in 1994.) Although the frog logo is shared among these stations, most of them are not associated with each other. The "Froggy" branding is particularly common among country stations currently or formerly owned by Forever Broadcasting or Forever Communications and Keymarketradio LLC. General themeThe Froggy branded radio station uses jargon saturated with frog-related puns. Station disc jockey pseudonyms and program elements bear names making reference to things such as where the frog lives (in a pond), how a frog moves (hops), what noise a frog makes (cricket or ribbit), and other words that are related to frogs. Examples of the "Froggy" theme use words like the following: - "Hop-Line," "Frogcast," "Froggy Fotos," "Local Hoppenings," "Hoppy Birthday," "Froggy Fun Fones," "Froggyland," "in the swamp."
- Some of the stations incorporate the lingo into their coverage area. For example, Froggy 101 in State College, PA, refers to Happy Valley, the area in and around State College, as "Hoppy Valley." Most also call their coverage area "Froggyland".
- An occasional "ribbit" between songs is used sometimes instead of a sweeper, jingle or dry segue.
- Listeners are encouraged to "give us a ribbit on the hoplines."
- Big Frog 104 in Utica, NY used to close out its weather "frogcast" with a jingle that sang "you sing 10 songs in a row and you're such a good friend of mine," to the tune of Three Dog Night's Joy To The World, whose first line was "Jeremiah Was a Bullfrog."
- A few Froggy stations in Pennsylvania used a parody of the Mercury Blues that went "Hey now Froggy/You sound so fine/Ridin' 'round in my Merc'y 49/Crazy 'bout my Froggy/I'm crazy 'bout my Froggy/Gonna turn up my Froggy, cruisin' up and down the road. Uh-huh." These are called "Froggy Songs" that most stations play periodically throughout the day. There are many different kinds. WFGS in Murray, KY offers some of the "Froggy Songs" as free ringtones .
DJ monikersMany DJs at Froggy-branded stations use special names that reflect the branding: - "Frogman," "Kellie Green," "Tad Pole," "Polly Wogg,", "Pete Moss," and "James Pond" are the names used on WFGY-FM Froggy 98.1 in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
- "Boss Frog," "Ann Phibian," "Skeeter," "Hopper," "Sally Mander," and "Swampy" are the names used on WFGE Big Froggy 101.1 in State College, Pennsylvania. These call letters were taken from the now WFGS in Murray, Kentucky.
- "Marty McFlies," "Gracie Hopper," "Heather McRibbits" and "Kenny Lake," are the names of "frog jocks" from WFGS-FM Froggy 103.7 in Murray, Kentucky.
- Annie Croakley, David Hopperfield, Joey Buttafroggo, Bean Pole, I. B. Green, Elvis Frogsley and Catfish Crawford are names of some frog jocks past and present from Big Frog 104 in Utica, New York.
- "Hopalong Cassidy", "Anne Phibian", "Hoppy Gilmore", "Lilly Pad", "Pete Moss", and "Jeremiah Bullfrog" are names used on KVOX-FM Froggy 99.9 in Fargo, North Dakota.
- "James Pond & Cricket", "Webb Foote", "Bud Green", "Jumpin' Jay", "Pete Moss", "Croakin' O Brian", "Annie Croakley", and "Swim Mcgraw" are some of the used on WFRY-FM Froggy 97 in Watertown, New York.
- Tad Pole, Al Gee, and Cricket are the current line-up on WOGY-FM Jackson, Tennessee, "Froggy 104".
- Many of the Froggy stations that have the country format use the syndicated evening program Lia, often putting "Leapin'" in front of her name to "frogify" her.
Froggy logoFor the most part, the logo of a "Froggy" branded radio station is generally the smiling green frog. The font, color, position and angles can vary, however, the frog is generally green with a red tongue. The variations on the logo include the radio station's frequency or whether it is referred to as "Frog," "Big Frog," or "Froggyland." See also- Froggy (disambiguation) for a list of other items with the Froggy name.
- Cat Country, a similar brand of country used by Citadel Broadcasting.
- KISS-FM, a brand of CHR/Pop (Top 40) radio stations, where unless it is under Clear Channel Communications, each individual station is independently operated.
- The Fox, a brand of mainly classic rock radio stations, where unless they were under Clear Channel Communications, each individual station is independently operated.
- Jack FM/Bob FM, a brand of radio stations that play a large variety of music from the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.
- ESPN Radio, a brand of radio stations, where they are generally tied to the same set of broadcast programs, but are not all necessarily owned by the same operator. Most local broadcasts of these stations have nothing to do with the national network.
- WEBN, a rock station in Cincinnati, Ohio, whose mascot named is Tree B. Frog as the face of the station.
- WIVK-FM, a country station in Knoxville, Tennessee which also uses a frog as its logo, but not using the same "Froggy" package as the others
List of "Froggy" stations{{Expand list|date=August 2008}}"Froggy" Branded Stations| Station | Frequency(s) | Region | Website | | WFGY | 98.1 | Altoona, Pennsylvania | Froggy 98 | | WFGE | 101.1 | State College, Pennsylvania | Big Froggy 101 | | WWFG | 99.9 | Ocean City, Maryland | Froggy 99.9 | | KFRG-FM | 92.9
95.1
| Riverside, California | K-Frog | | KVOX-FM | 99.9 | Fargo, North Dakota | Froggy 99.9 | | KYLS-FM | 95.9 | Farmington, Missouri | Froggy 96 | | WGYY/WGYI | 100.3
98.5 | Meadville, Pennsylvania | Froggy 100.3 | | WFGI-FM | 95.5 | Johnstown, Pennsylvania | Froggy 95 | | WOGG | 94.9 | Uniontown, Pennsylvania | Froggy 94.9 | | WFGS | 103.7 | Murray, Kentucky | Froggy 103.7 | | WFKY | 104.9 | Frankfort, Kentucky | Froggy 104.9 & 101.7 | | WGIE | 92.7 | Clarksburg, West Virginia | Froggy Country | | KFGE | 98.1 | Lincoln, Nebraska | Froggy 98.1 | | WOGI | 104.3 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Froggy 104.3 | | WGGY | 101.3 | Scranton, Pennsylvania | Froggy 101 | | WFRG | 104.3 | Utica, New York | Big Frog 104 | | WGGE | 99.1 | Parkersburg, West Virginia | Froggy 99 | | WFRY | 97.5 | Watertown, New York | Froggy 97 | | WOGY | 104.1 | Jackson, Tennessee | Froggy 104 | | WGYE | 102.7
103.7 | Fairmont, West Virginia | Froggy Country | | WKID | 95.9 | Vevay, Indiana | K-95.9 Froggy | | WWFY | 100.9 | Berlin, Vermont | Froggy 100.9 | | WKBE-FM | 107.1 | Saratoga Springs, New York | Froggy 100.3 | | WJNR-FM | 101.5 | Iron Mountain, Michigan | Frog Country | | KFGY | 92.9 | Santa Rosa, California | Froggy 92.9 | | WJMQ | 92.3 | Clintonville, Wisconsin | Frog Country | | WFRB | 105.3 | Frostburg, Maryland | Big Froggy 105.3 | | WFGI | 940 | Charleroi, Pennsylvania | Froggy 98.3 | In other mediaThe "Froggy" moniker is regularly lampooned on the Glenn Beck Program; Beck's alter ego, "Flap Jackson," is the morning jock at the fictional "109.9 The Big Frog." There is a Froggy 101 bumper sticker on the wall behind the receptionist desk and file cabinet next to the desk of Dwight Schrute, a character on the television show The Office. The Office is set in Scranton, Pennsylvania, where WGGY goes by the "Froggy 101" branding. External links- Forever Communications
- Forever Broadcasting
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