WGMN
WGMN is a news-talk broadcast radio station licensed to and serving Roanoke, Virginia.[3] WGMN is owned and operated by Three Daughters Media.[4] The station went on the air in 1946 as WROV-AM and broadcast a Contemporary hit radio format in the 1970s. WROV had a Golden Oldies format from 1989 to 1998, then became an ESPN affiliate and changed call letters to WGMN. The station switched to a news-talk format in June 2019.[5]
| City | Roanoke, Virginia |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Metro Roanoke |
| Frequency | 1240 AM kHz |
| Branding | NewsTalk 1240 |
| Programming | |
| Format | news-talk |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Three Daughters Media (3 Daughters Media, Inc.) |
| WBLT, WIQO-FM, WMNA, WMNA-FM, WVGM | |
| History | |
First air date | 1946[1] |
Former call signs | WROV (1946-1998) WGMN (1998-Present)[2] |
Call sign meaning | W GaMe Network former branding |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 37746 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 Watts day and night |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°16′12.0″N 79°58′14.0″W |
| Translator(s) |
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| Links | |
| Webcast | WGMN Webstream |
| Website | WGMN Online |
References
- Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-570. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
- "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
- "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
- "WGMN Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
- https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/187484/wgmn-roanoke-flips-from-sports-to-news-talk
External links
- WGMN in the FCC's AM station database
- WGMN on Radio-Locator
- WGMN in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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