WMOG (AM)

Last updated
WMOG
Frequency 910 kHz
BrandingPraise 95.9 FM & 910 AM
Programming
Format Urban Gospel
Ownership
Owner
  • Clay Holladay
  • (Mississippi Broadcasters)
WJXM, WYHL, WZKS, WJDQ, WOKK
History
First air date
February 4, 1927
Former call signs
WCOC (1927-1973)
WOKK (1973-1982)
WALT (1982-2020)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 48640
Class B
Power 5,000 watts (day)
1,000 watts (night)
Translator(s) 95.9 MHz  W240DY (Meridian)
Links
Public license information
Website praisemeridian.com

WMOG (910 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an Urban Gospel format. Licensed to Meridian, Mississippi, United States, the station is owned by Clay Holladay, through licensee Mississippi Broadcasters.

History

The station first went on the air as WCOC in 1927 from Columbus, Mississippi and was owned by the Crystal Oil Company. It was moved to Meridian in 1929.

As WOKK, the station had a country format until 1983 when it swapped with WALT FM 97.1 MHz. WALT carried a Hot AC format until 1985, when the format changed to Urban Contemporary and its moniker became T-91 and it broadcast in AM Stereo.

WALT changed to a talk radio format. On August 20, 2010, WALT began simulcasting on WALT-FM 102.1 MHz. In 2019, WALT broke off simulcasting Talk with WALT-FM and flipped to Urban Gospel as Praise 910 AM.

The station changed its call sign to WMOG on March 16, 2020.

32°23′37″N88°40′08″W / 32.39361°N 88.66889°W / 32.39361; -88.66889


  1. "Facility Technical Data for". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

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