WXTG (AM)

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WXTG
WXTG 1490 101.9 The Groove 2020.jpg
Broadcast area Hampton Roads
Frequency 1490 kHz
BrandingThe Groove
Programming
Format Classic Soul/Urban Oldies
Ownership
Owner
  • Terry Suggs
  • (TL Broadcasting LLC)
History
First air date
 1948 (as WVEC at 1050)
Former call signs
WVEC (1948–1978)
WWDE (1978–1981)
WPEX (1981–1992)
WOJY (1992–1997)
WBYM (1997–2003)
WLRT (2003–2007) [1]
Former frequencies
1050 kHz (1948–1951) [1]
Call sign meaning
W XThe Game (for former sports format)
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 25917
Class C
Power 970 watts day and night
Transmitter coordinates
 37°1′50.0″N76°22′32.0″W / 37.030556°N 76.375556°W / 37.030556; -76.375556
Translator(s) 101.9 W270DA (Hampton)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website TheGroove1019.com

WXTG (1490 kHz "The Groove") is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Hampton, Virginia, and serving Hampton Roads, including Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News and Virginia Beach. WXTG is owned and operated by Terry Suggs, through licensee TL Broadcasting LLC. [3] It carries a classic soul and urban oldies radio format.

Contents

WXTG’s transmitter power output is 970 watts, using a non-directional antenna. [4] Programming is also heard on FM translator station 101.9 W270DA, with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 175 watts. [5]

History

WVEC and WWDE

The station signed on as WVEC in 1948. [6] It broadcast at 1050 kilocycles and was owned by the Peninsula Broadcasting Company. WVEC was a daytimer, transmitting with 250 watts and required to go off the air at night. In 1953, the station launched a television station, WVEC-TV.

The station moved to full time broadcasting by switching to 1490 kHz. The station was later sold and changed its call sign to WWDE, paired with WWDE-FM. Several format changes followed over the years, from Big Band music to Oldies. In the 1990s, the station played the "Music of Your Life" adult standards format and adopted WBYM call letters.

WBYM

In the late 1990s, the station was purchased by Hampton Radio II, Inc., co-owned with the "Anna's Pizza" restaurant chain. It changed to classic country as "Classic Hit Country 1490 The Goldmine." [7] The station was the only one in the region to continue online streaming when all others stopped because of royalty disputes with copyrighted music.

On several occasions, the classic country format saw the station make the top 20 in the Arbitron ratings for Hampton Roads. Listeners in foreign countries could hear the station via streaming.

WLRT

WBYM became WLRT in late 2003, and flipped to a sports radio format, adding Washington Redskins and NASCAR coverage. It hosted several fundraising radiothons lasting over 72 hours to help victims of Hurricane Isabel, hosted continuously by morning disc jockey Chuck Hall. The station later switched to a hybrid talk radio, country music and sports format. [8]

WXTG

On July 30, 2013, Red Zebra sold WXTG and sister station WXTG-FM to Williamsburg-based Davis Media, LLC for $1.2 million. Davis Media, LLC owns WTYD and WBQK. The sale to Davis Media was consummated on April 7, 2014. On August 1, 2013, sister station WXTG-FM broke from its simulcast of WXTG to simulcast new sister station WTYD. WXTG continued to carry a sports format under the branding "1490 The Game" until April 14, 2014, when WXTG switched to simulcasting WTYD.

On August 1, 2015, WXTG reverted to the Classic Country, Talk and Sports hybrid format that aired on the station prior to 2007. [9] The station again carried "The Outlaw" branding. [9] The syndicated "Imus in the Morning" show was carried during the morning drive time. [10]

Davis Media, LLC began the process of selling WXTG to Speedway Media Group, owner of Langley Speedway, on August 6, 2016. [11] [12] Speedway Media Group began operating WXTG via a local marketing agreement (LMA) on August 1, 2015. [11] [12] The station continued to carry the Classic Country, Talk and Sports format launched on August 1. [12]

The LMA with Speedway Media Group expired in January 2017, and WXTG switched to a simulcast of adult album alternative WXTG-FM, branded as "The Tide." [13]

The station signed on a new FM translator at 101.9 on April 27, 2018, continuing the album adult alternative (AAA) format. [14]

News and Business

On January 7, 2019, WXTG and WXTG-FM flipped to a hybrid news and business format, branded as "All News 102". [15] The station had a local staff for Virginia news, coupled with syndicated business programming from Bloomberg Radio and world news from CBS Radio News and Westwood One News.

The Tide and The Groove

On June 5, 2020, WXTG changed its format from news to AAA, branded as "The Tide", simulcasting WTYD. [16]

On March 24, 2020, Davis Media sold WXTG to Terry Suggs' TL Broadcasting for $150,000. [17] The sale was consummated on June 25, 2020. On June 30, 2020, WXTG dropped the WTYD simulcast and flipped to Classic R&B and Urban Oldies.

Translator

In addition to the main station, WXTG is relayed by an FM translator.

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class FCC info
W270DA101.9 FM Hampton, Virginia 200498175129  m (423  ft)D LMS

WXTG AllNEWS102 logo.png

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References

  1. 1 2 "FCC History Cards for WXTG".
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WXTG". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ "WXTG Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ↑ Radio-Locator.com/WXTG-AM
  5. ↑ Radio-Locator.com/W270DA
  6. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1949 page 270
  7. ↑ WBYM aircheck from late December 1999.
  8. ↑ "1490 the Outlaw". www.1490theoutlaw.com. Archived from the original on 18 March 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  9. 1 2 "Classic Country "1490 The Outlaw" has been resurrected..." Robert F. Corbin via Twitter. July 27, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  10. ↑ ""Imus In The Morning" (@TheImusShow) heard yet..." Robert F. Corbin via Twitter. July 27, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  11. 1 2 Hodges, Ty (August 6, 2015). "Langley Speedway to Begin Radio Broadcasts on AM Station". Williamsburg Yorktown Daily. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  12. 1 2 3 Venta, Lance (August 6, 2015). "Racetrack Acquires Norfolk AM". RadioInsight. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  13. ↑ WXTG To End Talk/Classic Country LMA Radioinsight - January 13, 2017
  14. ↑ Robert Corbin [@VARTV] (27 April 2018). "Davis Media has flipped WXTG/1490 Hampton..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. ↑ All News Coming to Norfolk as Tide Goes Out Radioinsight - January 1, 2019
  16. ↑ Virginia’s All News 102 Returns To WTYD Simulcast Radioinsight - June 5, 2020
  17. ↑ Terry Suggs Secures A Tidewater AM Radio & Television Business Report - March 30, 2020
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