WCGX

For the Dublin, Ohio radio station that held the call sign WCGX at 106.7 FM from 2010 to 2014, see WZCB.

WCGX

City	Galax, Virginia
Broadcast area	Carroll County, Virginia Grayson County, Virginia
Branding	"The Cat"
Slogan	"Rockin' the Blue Ridge"
Frequency	1360 AM kHz
First air date	February 1, 1947^[1]
Format	Classic Hits Oldies^[2]
Power	5,000 Watts daytime 31 Watts nighttime
Class	D
Facility ID	68600
Transmitter coordinates	36°39′48.0″N 80°54′52.0″W / 36.663333°N 80.914444°W / 36.663333; -80.914444
Former callsigns	WBOB (1947-1997) WWWJ (1997-2016)^[3]
Affiliations	Townhall.com Radio News Virginia News Network
Owner	Twin County Broadcasting Corporation
Webcast	WCGX Webstream
Website	WCGX Online

WCGX is a Classic Hits and Oldies formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Galax, Virginia, serving Carroll and Grayson counties and Independent City of Galax in Virginia.^[2] WCGX is owned and operated by Twin County Broadcasting Corporation.^[4]

History

WCGX launched on February 1, 1947, as WBOB. At noon on April 1, 2016, the station changed its format from Southern Gospel to Classic Hits and Oldies, branded as "The Cat".^[5] The station also changed its callsign, from WWWJ to WCGX, on the same day.^[3]^[5]

References

↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-564. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
1 2 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
1 2 "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
↑ "WCGX Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
1 2 Venta, Lance (April 1, 2016). "Classic Rock The Cat Debuts In Galax VA". RadioBB Networks. Retrieved April 1, 2016.

External Links

The Cat Online

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Radio-Locator Information on WCGX

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Radio stations in the Southwest Virginia market (excluding the Tri-Cities)

By AM frequency	540 660 740 740 770 940 990 1010 1030 1050 1140 1220 1230 1280 1330 1350 1360 1380 1400 1430 1470 1570 1600

By FM frequency	88.1 88.1 90.1 90.1 90.3 90.3 90.5 90.7 90.9 91.3 91.7 92.1 92.5 93.5 93.9 94.3 95.3 95.9 97.7 98.1 98.9 99.1 99.7 99.7 100.1 100.5 100.5 100.7 100.9 101.1 101.3 101.9 102.3 102.5 103.5 104.7 105.5 105.5 106.3 106.3 107.3 107.7

By callsign	W201AI W201AJ W211BE W211BF W212BP W215BJ W217BF W219CJ W223AA W255BT W270BO W270CB W284BB WABN WAXM WBRF WCGX WCXZ WDIC WDIC-FM WDXC WEBI-LP WEHC WFYE WGAT WGCK-FM WGFC WGTH WGTH-FM WHHV WHKX WHQX WISE-FM WIFX-FM WITM WJNV WKOY-FM WKQY WLOY WLRV WLSD WMEV-FM WMJD WNBV WNRG WNRV WNVA WNVA-FM WOKG WOLD-FM WPAQ WRIC-FM WSWV WSWV-FM WTZE WUKZ WVTR WXBX WXEZ-LP WXJX-LP WXLZ WXLZ-FM WXMM-LP WXMY WYRV WYVE WZFM WZVA

Defunct	WBDY WDUF

Virginia radio markets Bristol Fredericksburg Harrisonburg Norfolk–Newport News–Virginia Beach Richmond Roanoke–Lynchburg Winchester Other Virginia radio regions Blacksburg–Christiansburg–Radford–Pulaski Bluefield Charlottesville Eastern Shore Farmville Northern Neck Roanoke Rapids–South Hill Southside Southwest Virginia Virginia Highlands See also List of radio stations in Virginia

Classic Hits radio stations in Virginia

By frequency	610 1010 1230 1230 1330 1360 1410 1440 1580 92.1 92.9 93.5 94.3 95.3 95.9 96.7 100.5 100.9 101.3 101.9 102.3 102.7 103.9 105.1 105.7 106.9 107.3

By callsign	WABN WBBT-FM WBTM WCGX WDIC-FM WFYE WGRQ WHTU WJSR WKLV WKSK-FM WMXH-FM WRTZ WTON WUKZ WVBW WVEK-FM WWDN WWRE WWZW WXCF WXVA WZFM WZGN WZRV WZZI

By city	Abingdon Bedford Big Island Blackstone Bridgewater Buena Vista Clifton Forge Clinchco Crozet Danville Danville Fairview Beach Front Royal Galax Glade Spring Lakeside Luray Marion Narrows Powhatan Roanoke Salem Staunton South Hill Suffolk Weber City Winchester

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

Oldies radio stations in the state of Virginia

By frequency	1230/WABN 1230/WODI 1230/WXCF 1360 1410 1440 95.3 97.9 103.3 103.9 105.7 106.9

By callsign	WABN WCGX WESR-FM WHTU WKLV WMXH-FM WODI WREN-LP WRTZ WXBX WXCF WZZI

By community of license	Abingdon Bedford Big Island Blackstone Brookneal Charlottesville Clifton Forge Galax Luray Onley-Onancock Roanoke Rural Retreat

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

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