WTGM

Last updated • 2 min readFrom Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

WTGM
Broadcast area Salisbury-Ocean City
Frequency 960 kHz
BrandingFox Sports Radio 960
Programming
Format Sports
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WJDY, WKZP, WQHQ, WSBY-FM, WWFG
History
First air date
1940;85 years ago (1940) (as WBOC at 1500)
Former call signs
  • WBOC (1940–1980)
  • WSBY (1980–1989)
  • WLVW (1989–1993)
Former frequencies
  • 1500 kHz (1940–1941)
  • 1230 kHz (1941–1948)
Call sign meaning
"The Game" (original nickname); former reflection of sister station WTEM
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 28165
Class B
Power 5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
 38°25′44.00″N75°37′26.00″W / 38.4288889°N 75.6238889°W / 38.4288889; -75.6238889
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live (via iHeartRadio)
Website foxsports960.iheart.com

WTGM (960 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports format. Licensed to Salisbury, Maryland, United States, the station is currently owned by iHeartMedia. WTGM is located on the Delmarva Peninsula, and that is shown on the Fox Sports station logo.

Contents

History

"Sports Talk 960" logo WTGM logo.jpg
"Sports Talk 960" logo

The station was originally WBOC on 1500 kHz, and began broadcasting in 1940. It is the oldest surviving radio station on the Eastern Shore. WBOC relocated to 1230 a year later and slid down to 960 in 1948. The latter move permitted a power increase from 250 to 1,000 watts). It was initially owned by the Peninsula Broadcasting Company and broadcast from Radio Park on north US Route 13. In the mid-1950s WBOC increased its daytime power to 5,000 watts.

WBOC radio and WBOC-TV were acquired by the A.S. Abell Company in 1961, and the licensee changed to WBOC, Inc. In 1980, the WBOC cluster was split up, and MarDel Communications bought the station, which changed its callsign to WSBY. MarDel moved the transmitter again to its current location and increased nighttime power to 5,000 watts. The station received new calls, WLVW, in 1989. (The WLVW callsign was later used by an FM station in Salisbury with an oldies format, that station is now K-Love affiliate WLDW.)

By 1993, WLVW had come under common ownership with WTEM in Washington, DC, and on August 30, 1993, it became WTGM with a sports talk format known as "The Game". Eventually, WTGM picked up a Fox Sports Radio affiliation and changed its name to Sports Talk 960 (using similar imaging to WTEM). During this time, it carried the games of the minor league Delmarva Shorebirds (which still air on the station) and around 50 games of their parent club, the Baltimore Orioles, as well as college sports from the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore and Salisbury University and high school sports. It also had a number of local shows, such as The Endzone with Ed, Frank and Jon, which ran from 2004 to 2008).

Expanded Band assignment

On March 17, 1997, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that eighty-eight stations had been given permission to move to newly available "Expanded Band" transmitting frequencies, ranging from 1610 to 1700 kHz, with WTGM authorized to move from 960 to 1670 kHz. [2]

A construction permit for the expanded band station was assigned the call letters WAWR on January 9, 1998. [3] However this station was never built, and its construction permit was cancelled on December 22, 2000. [3]

Later history

WTGM was acquired by Cumulus Media in 1997 and swapped to Clear Channel Communications in 2000 as part of a station exchange related to the latter's merger with AMFM.

On February 22, 2011, WTGM rebranded as "The Sports Animal". On October 29, 2012, the station changed formats to comedy, branded as "Comedy 960". On August 4, 2014, following the end of the 24/7 Comedy network, Fox Sports Radio moved back to WTGM, as "Fox Sports Radio 960".

Related Research Articles

WBOB is a commercial AM radio station in Jacksonville, Florida. The station airs a talk radio format and is owned by Chesapeake-Portsmouth Broadcasting Corporation. Weekdays begin with a local news and information show, followed by mostly syndicated programming, including shows from Mark Levin, Mike Gallagher, Dennis Prager, Jay Sekulow and Red Eye Radio. Most hours begin with Townhall News. Some hours are paid brokered programming. The station calls itself "Talkradio AM 600 & FM 101.1 WBOB".

WEAF is an urban contemporary gospel formatted AM radio station in Camden, South Carolina, United States. The station is owned by Jeff Andrulonis. Programming is featured from the Worship & Word Network.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WBOC-TV</span> TV station in Salisbury, Maryland

WBOC-TV is a television station in Salisbury, Maryland, United States, affiliated with CBS and Fox. It is the flagship television property of the Milton, Delaware–based Draper Holdings Business Trust, and is co-owned with low-power NBC affiliate WRDE-LD and Telemundo affiliate WBOC-LD, as well as eight radio stations. The station's studios are located on North Salisbury Boulevard in Salisbury; WBOC-TV maintains secondary studios/office facilities in Dover, Delaware, and transmitter facilities in Laurel, Delaware.

WFXJ is a commercial AM radio station in Jacksonville, Florida. It airs a sports radio format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The studios and offices are located on Central Parkway in Jacksonville's Southside neighborhood. Most programming is supplied by the Fox Sports Radio Network. The station also carries the Jacksonville Jaguars' Spanish language broadcasts.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KZOT</span> Radio station in Bellevue, Nebraska

KZOT is a commercial radio station licensed to Bellevue, Nebraska, and serving the Omaha metropolitan area. The station is owned by NRG Media and the license is held by NRG License Sub, LLC. It airs a sports radio format, with programming from Infinity Sports Network. Studios are at 50th Avenue and Dodge Street in Midtown Omaha.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WOZN (AM)</span> Radio station in Madison, Wisconsin

WOZN is a sports AM radio station licensed to and serving Madison, Wisconsin. Owned and operated by Mid-West Family Broadcasting, WOZN is also simulcast on F.M. translator W244DR (96.7 MHz).

WNRP is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Gulf Breeze, Florida, and serving the Pensacola metropolitan area. The station broadcasts a news/talk radio format and is owned by ADX Communications of Escambia. The radio studios and offices are at 7251 Plantation Road in Pensacola.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WKAV</span> Radio station in Charlottesville, Virginia

WKAV is a Christian adult contemporary formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Charlottesville, Virginia, serving Charlottesville and Albemarle County, Virginia. WKAV is owned and operated by Monticello Media.

KBFP is an AM radio station broadcasting a sports format, simulcasting KHTY 970 AM and is licensed to Bakersfield, California, United States, it serves inland central California. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. Its studios are located in southwest Bakersfield, and its transmitter is located south of downtown Bakersfield.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WLMV</span> Spanish-language music and talk station in Madison, Wisconsin, United States

WLMV, branded as "La Movida 94.5 & 1480", is a radio station serving the Madison, Wisconsin area. Owned by Mid-West Family Broadcasting, the station airs local Spanish language music and talk programming, along with national news breaks from CNN en Español Radio.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KPLY</span> Radio station in Reno, Nevada

KPLY is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Reno, Nevada. It is owned by Lotus Communications and features a sports radio format. Its studios are on Plumb Lane in South Reno.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WBOC-FM</span> Radio station in Maryland, United States

WBOC-FM is a radio station that broadcasts a Top 40/CHR format. Licensed to Princess Anne, Maryland, United States, the station is owned by the Draper Holdings Business Trust, as part of a cluster with CBS/Fox affiliate WBOC-TV, NBC affiliate WRDE-LD, Telemundo affiliate WBOC-LD, and sister radio stations WCEM-FM, WTDK, WCEM, WAAI and WRDE-FM.

WCEM is an AM radio station broadcasting a sports format and is an affiliate of Infinity Sports Network. The station is licensed to Cambridge, Maryland, United States and owned by the Draper Holdings Business Trust. WCEM is a sister station to CBS/Fox affiliate WBOC-TV, NBC affiliate WRDE-LD, Telemundo affiliate WBOC-LD, and sister radio stations WBOC-FM, WCEM-FM, WAAI, and WTDK.

KBTN is a radio station broadcasting a sports talk format. Licensed to Neosho, Missouri, United States, the station serves the Neosho, Missouri, area. The station is currently owned by American Media Investments, and features programming from Fox Sports Radio.

KTBZ is a commercial AM radio station in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It airs a sports radio format as an affiliate of Fox Sports Radio and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., with the license held by iHM Licenses, LLC. KTBZ's studios are at the Tulsa Event Center, on Yale Avenue in Southeast Tulsa.

KGIM is an AM radio station licensed to serve Aberdeen, South Dakota. The station is owned by Prairie Winds Broadcasting, Inc. It airs a sports format featuring programming from Fox Sports Radio.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WMGE (AM)</span> Radio station in Dry Branch, Georgia

WMGE is a radio station broadcasting an African American-oriented all-news format from the Black Information Network. Licensed to Dry Branch, Georgia, United States, the station serves the Macon area during the day and the southeast United States at night. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KHEY (AM)</span> Radio station in El Paso, Texas

KHEY is a Fox Sports Radio AM affiliate in the El Paso, Texas, United States, area. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The station is licensed to broadcast in HD radio, but does not currently broadcast in HD.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KLAD (AM)</span> Radio station in Klamath Falls, Oregon

KLAD is a radio station licensed to serve Klamath Falls, Oregon, United States. The station, which began broadcasting in 1955, is currently owned by Basin Mediactive, LLC.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WWRC</span> Radio station in Bethesda, Maryland

WWRC – branded AM 570 The Answer – is a commercial conservative talk radio station licensed to serve Bethesda, Maryland. Owned by the Salem Media Group, the station services the Washington metro area and is the market affiliate for the Salem Radio Network and The Sean Hannity Show. The WWRC studios are located in Arlington, while the station transmitter resides in nearby Germantown. In addition to a standard analog transmission, WWRC is available online.

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WTGM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "FCC Public Notice: Mass Media Bureau Announces Revised AM Expanded Band Allotment Plan and Filing Window for Eligible Stations" (FCC DA 97-537), March 17, 1997. Notice lists WTGM under its earlier call sign of WLVW.
  3. 1 2 Facility details for Facility ID 87173 (WAWR 1670 AM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.