WFPG has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 50,000 watts, the current maximum for most FM stations in the Northeast.
[2] WFPG signal reaches 11 counties in South and Central New Jersey, plus parts of Pennsylvania and Delaware.
For most of its early decades, it was a beautiful music station, playing quarter hour sweeps of soft, mostly instrumental cover versions of popular songs, as well as Hollywood and Broadway show tunes.
In the 1980s, as the easy listening format aged, the station added more vocals to the playlist to attract a younger audience.
WFPG is referenced in Steel Pier musical as the station broadcasting the play's dance marathon event.