WGH (AM)
WGH (1310 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Newport News, Virginia, and serving Hampton Roads.[4] WGH is owned and operated by Max Media,[5] and airs a business talk radio format.
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| City | Newport News, Virginia |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Hampton Roads |
| Frequency | 1310 AM kHz |
| Branding | Money Talk |
| Programming | |
| Format | Business talk |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Max Media (MHR License, LLC) |
| WGH-FM, WVBW, WVHT, WVSP | |
| History | |
First air date | December 1926 |
Former call signs | WPAB (1926–1927) WRCV (1927–1928) WIVA (1928) WNEW (1928) WGH (1928–1984) WNSY (1984) WGH (1984–2004) WCMS (2004–2005)[1][2] |
Former frequencies | 940 kHz (1926–1927) 1430 kHz (1927–1928) |
Call sign meaning | World's Greatest Harbor[3] |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 72103 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 20,000 watts daytime 5,000 watts nighttime |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°2′43.0″N 76°26′54.0″W |
| Translator(s) | W265EF (100.9 MHz, Newport News) |
| Repeater(s) | (HD Radio via WGH-FM-HD2) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | WGH Webstream |
| Website | WGH Online |
WGH operates with 20,000 watts by day and 5,000 watts at night. But to protect other stations on 1310 AM, it uses a directional antenna, sending much of the signal to the east. Studios and offices are on Greenwich Road in Virginia Beach, Virginia.[6] The transmitter is off Mary Ann Drive in Hampton, just over the line from Newport News.[7]
History
Station WPAB was first licensed on 940 kHz on December 6, 1926. The station took the callsign WGH and moved to 1310 kHz in 1928.[2] Because it dates back to the early days of radio, WGH is the only station in Virginia to retain its three-letter call sign, although there were periods in its history when it used the call letters WNSY and WCMS. The call letters for WGH and its sister station 97.3 WGH-FM stand for World's Greatest Harbor, a slogan for the Hampton Roads or Tidewater area of Virginia, where there is a large shipbuilding industry and both commercial and military ports. For much of the 1960s and 70s, WGH was a popular top 40 station.
On October 5, 2009, WGH swapped formats with WXEZ (94.1 FM) and became an urban gospel station as "Star 1310".[8] On July 28, 2017, WGH switched to a format of 1950s-60s oldies.[9]
On February 28, 2019, WGH changed its format from oldies to urban talk and urban oldies, branded as "1310 The Power".[10]
On June 15, 2020, WGH changed its format to business talk, branded as "Money Talk".[11]
References
- "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
- FCC History Cards for WGH
- "Call Letter Origins: Key and Listing". Bob Nelson. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
- "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
- "WGH Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
- https://www.google.com/maps/place/5589+Greenwich+Rd,+Virginia+Beach,+VA+23462/@36.8441949,-76.182162,17.58z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x89ba9609946c7bb1:0x40382729fb5bfc12!8m2!3d36.8426693!4d-76.1801071 Google Maps
- http://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/patg?id=WGH-AM&h=D
- "Press Release: ESPN Radio 94.1-FM (Formerly 1310-AM) Launches October 5" (PDF). MAX Media Hampton Roads. September 18, 2009. Retrieved September 18, 2009.
- https://radioinsight.com/headlines/119039/wgh-flips-oldies/
- Max Media to Launch 1310 The Power Norfolk Radioinsight - February 27, 2019
- Radioinsight - June 11, 2020
External links
- WGH in the FCC's AM station database
- WGH on Radio-Locator
- WGH in Nielsen Audio's AM station database