WAGR (AM)

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WAGR
Frequency 1340 kHz
Programming
Format Gospel
Ownership
OwnerWAGR Broadcasting, Inc
History
First air date
1954
Call sign meaning
Where Advertising Gets Results [1]
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 41310
Class C
Power 1000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
 34°35′58.00″N79°0′33.00″W / 34.5994444°N 79.0091667°W / 34.5994444; -79.0091667
Translator(s) 97.1 MHz  W246DR (Lumberton)
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WAGR (1340 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Gospel music format to the Lumberton, North Carolina, United States, area. The station is currently owned by WAGR Broadcasting, Inc.

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History

Al Kahn bought WAGR in January 1957, 27 months after the station signed on, and signed WJSK on the air in 1964. He ran both stations until 1992. [3]

After Messa Corp. bought the stations from Southeastern Broadcasting Corp. in July 1992, WAGR and WJSK ended their tradition of airing only Lumberton high school football and began carrying games involving other Robeson County teams. [4]

In 1993, Arthur DeBerry and Associates of Durham bought WAGR and WJSK. [5]

After WJSK was sold to Cape Fear Broadcasting in 1998, Wes Cookman, owner of Fayetteville radio station WIDU, bought WAGR, along with WEWO in Laurinburg. [6]

Later, Cookman added WFMO in Fairmont to what was called "WE-DO" network, whose black gospel and news and information programming originated from the WIDU studios. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Futch, Michael (June 10, 2004). "Call Letters Have Their Swan Song". The Fayetteville Observer.
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WAGR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ Futch, Michael (January 11, 1998). "Lumberton Undergoes Radio Changes". The Fayetteville Observer.
  4. ↑ Broadwell, Charles (August 27, 1992). "High School Broadcasts to Have New Sound". The Fayetteville Observer.
  5. ↑ Woodard, Jay (August 25, 1993). "Radio Stations' Sales Under Way". The Fayetteville Observer.
  6. ↑ Futch, Michael (April 18, 1998). "Lumberton's WAGR to Be Sold". The Fayetteville Observer.
  7. ↑ "TV station replaces its weather man". The Fayetteville Observer. October 18, 1998.


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