WBGA

For the St. Simons Island, Georgia radio station that held the call sign WBGA at 92.7 FM from 2005 to 2014, see WMOG.

WBGA
City of license	Brunswick, Georgia
Branding	B96.3 Jamz
Frequency	1490 kHz
Translator(s)	96.3 W242CJ (Brunswick)
First air date	1940 (as WMOG)
Format	Urban Adult Contemporary
Power	600 watts unlimited
Class	C
Facility ID	36930
Transmitter coordinates	31°9′42.00″N 81°28′28.00″W / 31.1616667°N 81.4744444°W / 31.1616667; -81.4744444
Former callsigns	WMOG (1940-2014)
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (AMFM Radio Licenses, L.L.C.)

WBGA (1490 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an urban adult contemporary format. Licensed to Brunswick, Georgia, USA, the station serves the Brunswick area. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., through licensee AMFM Radio Licenses, L.L.C.^[1]

Previous call sign WMOG was said to be an acronym for "Wonderful Marshes of Glynn". The original station was located on the FJ Torras Causeway, overlooking the Glynn County marshes between Brunswick and St. Simons Island.

Former On Air Personalities: Richard Anderson (1982-1984)

On May 1, 2014, WMOG changed their format from oldies (as "The Beach") to classic hits, rebranded as "Big 96.3".

On May 15, 2014, Qantum Communications announced that it would sell its 29 stations, including WMOG, to Clear Channel Communications for WALK AM-FM in Patchogue, New York as part of the sale of the WALK stations to Connoisseur Media.^[2] The transaction was consummated on September 9, 2014.

On September 8, 2014, WMOG changed their format to urban adult contemporary, branded as "B96.3 Jamz", under new call letters, WBGA.^[3]

Previous logo

References

↑ "WBGA Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
↑ Venta, Lance (May 15, 2014). "Qantum Sells To Clear Channel; Connoisseur Expands In Long Island". RadioInsight. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
↑ Brunswick, GA Stations Swap Locations

External links

Query the FCC's AM station database for WBGA

Radio-Locator Information on WBGA

Radio stations in the Brunswick, Georgia market

By AM frequency	790 1100 1190 1440 1490

By FM frequency	88.9 89.3 90.7 92.7 100.7 101.5 102.5 103.3 104.1 105.9 107.7

By callsign	WAYR-FM WBGA WCGA WGIG WHFX WMOG WMUV WQGA WRJY WSFN WSOL-FM WWIO WWIO-FM WXMK WYNR

Georgia radio markets Albany Atlanta Augusta Brunswick Columbus Macon Savannah Valdosta Other Georgia radio regions Rome Thomasville/Bainbridge Waycross See also List of radio stations in Georgia

Urban Contemporary Radio Stations in the state of Georgia

Stations	WAKB - Hephzibah WALR-FM - Palmetto/Atlanta WASU-LP - Albany WBBK-FM - Blakely WBGA - Brunswick WDBN - Wrightsville WEAS-FM - Springfield WFDR-FM - Woodbury WFFM - Ashburn WFXM - Gordon WGOV-FM - Valdosta WGUN - Valdosta WHLJ-FM - Statenville WIBB-FM - Fort Valley WLZN - Macon WMRZ - Dawson WMUV - Brunswick WOAH - Glennville WOKS - Columbus WPRW - Martinez WQBT - Savannah WQVE - Albany WRBV - Warner Robins WRWR - Cochran WSOL-FM - Brunswick WSTI - Quitman WTYB - Tybee Island WVEE - Atlanta WVKX - Irwinton WXJO - Gordon WXJO - Douglasville WYPZ - Macon WZBN - Camilla

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Georgia

iHeartMedia

Corporate officers	Bob Pittman (Chairman/CEO)

Board of directors	Lowry Mays Irving Azoff B. J. "Red" McCombs J. C. Watts John H. Williams

Radio stations	List of radio stations owned by iHeartMedia

Radio networks	Fox Sports Radio Premiere Networks Premium Choice Total Traffic and Weather Network

Miscellaneous	Clear Channel Outdoor Clear Channel UK iHeartRadio List of programming syndicated by iHeartMedia Mediabase Radio Computing Services

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