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 formats 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 (now iHeartMedia), in a transaction connected to Clear Channel's sale of WALK AM-FM in Patchogue, New York to Connoisseur Media via Qantum.[2] The transaction was consummated on September 9, 2014.
On September 8, 2014, WMOG changed their format from oldies to urban adult contemporary, branded as "B96.3 Jamz", under new call letters, WBGA.[3]
On March 14, 2019, WBGA flipped to urban gospel, branded as "Hallelujah 96.3".[4]
On September 21, 2023, at Midnight, after playing "The Promise" by the Mississippi Mass Choir, WBGA flipped to urban contemporary, branded as "Real 96.3"; the first song as "Real" was "Free Mind" by Tems.[5]
wbga, simons, island, georgia, radio, station, that, held, call, sign, from, 2005, 2014, wssi, 1490, radio, station, broadcasting, mainstream, urban, format, licensed, brunswick, georgia, united, states, station, serves, brunswick, area, station, owned, iheart. For the St Simons Island Georgia radio station that held the call sign WBGA at 92 7 FM from 2005 to 2014 see WSSI WBGA 1490 AM is a radio station broadcasting a mainstream urban format Licensed to Brunswick Georgia United States the station serves the Brunswick area The station is owned by iHeartMedia Inc through licensee iHM Licenses LLC 1 WBGABrunswick GeorgiaFrequency1490 kHzBrandingReal 96 3ProgrammingFormatMainstream urbanAffiliationsPremiere NetworksOwnershipOwneriHeartMedia Inc iHM Licenses LLC Sister stationsWGIG WHFX WQGA WYNRHistoryFirst air date1940 as WMOG Former call signsWMOG 1940 2014 Call sign meaningW Brunswick GeorgiATechnical informationFacility ID36930ClassCPower600 watts unlimitedTransmitter coordinates31 9 42 00 N 81 28 28 00 W 31 1616667 N 81 4744444 W 31 1616667 81 4744444Translator s 96 3 W242CJ Brunswick LinksWebcastListen LiveWebsitereal963 iheart com Contents 1 History 2 Previous logos 3 References 4 External linksHistory editPrevious 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 formats 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 now iHeartMedia in a transaction connected to Clear Channel s sale of WALK AM FM in Patchogue New York to Connoisseur Media via Qantum 2 The transaction was consummated on September 9 2014 On September 8 2014 WMOG changed their format from oldies to urban adult contemporary branded as B96 3 Jamz under new call letters WBGA 3 On March 14 2019 WBGA flipped to urban gospel branded as Hallelujah 96 3 4 On September 21 2023 at Midnight after playing The Promise by the Mississippi Mass Choir WBGA flipped to urban contemporary branded as Real 96 3 the first song as Real was Free Mind by Tems 5 Previous logos edit nbsp nbsp nbsp References edit 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 WBGSA Drops Urban AC For Gospel Radioinsight March 14 2019 Real 96 3 Debuts in Brunswick Radioinsight September 21 2023External links editWBGA in the FCC AM station database WBGA in Nielsen Audio s AM station database W242CJ in the FCC FM station database W242CJ at FCCdata org nbsp nbsp This article about a radio station in the state of Georgia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title WBGA amp oldid 1221188958, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
