WMBG

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WMBG
WMBG-AM 2009.PNG
Broadcast area Virginia Peninsula
Frequency 740 kHz
BrandingWMBG AM-740
Programming
Format Adult standards/Oldies/Classic hits
Affiliations Westwood One's America's Best Music, ABC News Radio
Ownership
Owner
  • Gregory H. Granger
  • (Williamsburg's Radio Station, Inc.)
History
First air date
November 14, 1959
Call sign meaning
Williamsburg
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 25021
Class D
Power 500 watts daytime
7 watts nighttime
Transmitter coordinates
 37°16′54.0″N76°47′49.0″W / 37.281667°N 76.796944°W / 37.281667; -76.796944
Translator(s) 93.5 W228DX (Williamsburg)
97.7 W249CT (Williamsburg)
Links
Public license information
Webcast WMBG Audio Stream
Website wmbgradio.com

WMBG (740 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed in Williamsburg, Virginia, serving the Virginia Peninsula. WMBG is owned and operated by Gregory H. Granger. [2] It airs local news and talk, as well as a mix of adult standards, oldies, and classic hits formats.

Contents

The station operates with 500 watts omnidirectional by day. But because 740 is a clear-channel frequency reserved for Class A CFZM Toronto, WMBG must reduce power to 7 watts at night to avoid interference. [3]

WMBG programming is simulcast full time on an FM translator station, W228DX, 93.5 MHz. [4]

History

On November 14, 1959, the station first signed on as WBCI. [5] The station was owned by the Williamsburg Broadcasting Company.

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WMBG". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "WMBG Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ Radio-Locator.com/WMBG
  4. ↑ Radio-Locator.com/W249CT
  5. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1961-62 page B-180
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