WMBG
City | Williamsburg, Virginia |
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Broadcast area | Virginia Peninsula |
Frequency | 740 kHz |
Branding | WMBG AM-740 |
Programming | |
Format | Adult standards |
Affiliations | Westwood One's America's Best Music |
Ownership | |
Owner | Gregory H. Granger (Williamsburg's Radio Station, Inc.) |
History | |
First air date | November 14, 1959 |
Call sign meaning | Williamsburg |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 25021 |
Class | D |
Power | 500 watts daytime 7 watts nighttime |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°16′54.0″N 76°47′49.0″W / 37.281667°N 76.796944°W |
Translator(s) | 93.5 W228DX (Williamsburg) 97.7 W249CT (Williamsburg) |
Links | |
Webcast | WMBG Audio Stream |
Website | WMBGradio.com |
WMBG (740 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed in Williamsburg, Virginia, serving the Virginia Peninsula. WMBG is owned and operated by Gregory H. Granger.[1] It airs local news and talk, as well as an adult standards music format.
The station operates with 500 watts omnidirectional by day. But because 740 is a clear-channel frequency reserved for Class A CFZM Toronto, WMBG must reduce power to 7 watts at night to avoid interference.[2]
WMBG programming is simulcast full time on an FM translator station, W228DX, 93.5 Mc.[3]
History[]
On November 14, 1959, the station first signed on as WBCI.[4] The station was owned by the Williamsburg Broadcasting Company.
References[]
External links[]
- WMBG AM-740 Online
- WMBG in the FCC AM station database
- WMBG on Radio-Locator
- WMBG in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
Categories:
- Radio stations in Virginia
- Radio stations established in 1959
- Adult standards radio stations in the United States
- 1959 establishments in Virginia
- Virginia radio station stubs