WAKG

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WAKG
WAKG-FM 2014.PNG
Broadcast area Southside Virginia
Frequency 103.3 FM MHz
Branding103.3 WAKG
Programming
Format Country
Affiliations Performance Racing Network
Ownership
OwnerPiedmont Broadcasting Corporation
WBTM
History
First air date
June 3, 1968;56 years ago (1968-06-03)
Former call signs
WBTM-FM (1968–1973)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 52545
Class C1
ERP 100,000 Watts
HAAT 199 meters (653 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 36°44′28.0″N79°23′5.0″W / 36.741111°N 79.384722°W / 36.741111; -79.384722
Links
Public license information
Webcast WAKG Websteam
Website WAKG.com

WAKG (103.3 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Danville, Virginia, and serving Southside Virginia. [2] It broadcasts a country music radio format and is owned and operated by the Piedmont Broadcasting Corporation. [3] It is an affiliate of the Performance Racing Network and the Motor Racing Network, airing its car races on weekends. The studios and offices are on Grove Street in Danville.

Contents

WAKG has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for most FM radio stations in the U.S. The transmitter is on Tower Lane in Blairs, Virginia, near U.S. Route 29. [4] The coverage area stretches from the suburbs of Roanoke and Lynchburg to the north and Greensboro and Durham to the south.

History

The station signed on the air on June 3, 1968;56 years ago. [5] The original call sign was WBTM-FM, the sister station to WBTM 1330 AM. [6] They have always been owned by Piedmont Broadcasting. In WAKG's early years, the two stations simulcast a full service radio format, a mix of Middle of the Road music, local news and sports. They were affiliates of the ABC Entertainment Network. [7]

In 1973, the stations separated their programming. WBTM 1330 continued its full service format while the FM station became WAKG. It had an automated beautiful music format. WAKG played quarter hour sweeps of instrumental cover versions of popular songs, along with Broadway and Hollywood show tunes.

After a few years, WAKG flipped from beautiful music to automated Country music. Over time, live DJs were added to the programming. The station plays a mix of current country hits with some classic country titles.

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WAKG". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings . Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  3. ↑ "WAKG Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  4. ↑ Radio-Locator.com/WAKG
  5. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-563. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  7. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-218, Broadcasting & Cable
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