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The station went on the air as WBGA on [[1983-09-15]]. The Building on [[Blythe Island]] Georgia where the studios and transmitters were originally located were cheaply built; Once when the front door was closed too forcefully(i.e. Slammed) the front walls became disengaged from the building due to too much sand in the concrete. Quite a few Vinyl LP's were warped one summer by sunlight due to poor A/C despite being placed in the FM Control Room. The Control Boards on "Swinging Blythe Island' (WSBI) Were TEAC 4 Channel Mixing boards,unsuited to On-air use. 100.7, still licensed to Brunswick had a short stick and suffered from short stick envy. Also, in the mid 80's, a WMOG sticker was located in the toilet bowl in the restroom that was located in the building, situated behind the WBGA/WGIG 1440 transmitter so that employees could express their opinion of WMOG. Tim Tayshion, Kevin the B, Bill Edwards, and Sid were notable personalities on WBGA in the mid 80's. [[1987-08-29]], the station changed its call sign to the current WGIG and news talk. John Gregory, et al. hastened the decline.<ref> {{cite web|url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=63432&Callsign=WGIG |title=WGIG Call Sign History |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref> |
The station went on the air as WBGA on [[1983-09-15]]. The Building on [[Blythe Island]] Georgia where the studios and transmitters were originally located were cheaply built; Once when the front door was closed too forcefully(i.e. Slammed) the front walls became disengaged from the building due to too much sand in the concrete. Quite a few Vinyl LP's were warped one summer by sunlight due to poor A/C despite being placed in the FM Control Room. The Control Boards on "Swinging Blythe Island' (WSBI) Were TEAC 4 Channel Mixing boards,unsuited to On-air use. 100.7, still licensed to Brunswick had a short stick and suffered from short stick envy. Also, in the mid 80's, a WMOG sticker was located in the toilet bowl in the restroom that was located in the building, situated behind the WBGA/WGIG 1440 transmitter so that employees could express their opinion of WMOG. Tim Tayshion, Kevin the B, Bill Edwards, and Sid were notable personalities on WBGA in the mid 80's. [[1987-08-29]], the station changed its call sign to the current WGIG and news talk. John Gregory, et al. hastened the decline. Copy this and save it, because it's all true, and it won't be posted here for very long. <ref> {{cite web|url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=63432&Callsign=WGIG |title=WGIG Call Sign History |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref> |
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Revision as of 04:43, 15 May 2008
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| Broadcast area | Brunswick area |
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| Frequency | 1440 kHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | News Talk Information |
| Affiliations | CBS Radio, ABC Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Qantum of Brunswick License Company, LLC |
| History | |
First air date | 1983-09-15 (as WBGA) |
Former call signs | WBGA (1983-?) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 63432 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts day 1,000 watts night (directional) |
Transmitter coordinates | 31°10′7.00″N 81°32′14.00″W / 31.1686111°N 81.5372222°W |
| Links | |
| Website | 1440wgig.net |
WGIG (1440 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Brunswick, Georgia, USA, the station serves the Brunswick area. The station is currently owned by Qantum of Brunswick License Company, LLC and features programing from CBS Radio and ABC Radio .[1]
History
The station went on the air as WBGA on 1983-09-15. The Building on Blythe Island Georgia where the studios and transmitters were originally located were cheaply built; Once when the front door was closed too forcefully(i.e. Slammed) the front walls became disengaged from the building due to too much sand in the concrete. Quite a few Vinyl LP's were warped one summer by sunlight due to poor A/C despite being placed in the FM Control Room. The Control Boards on "Swinging Blythe Island' (WSBI) Were TEAC 4 Channel Mixing boards,unsuited to On-air use. 100.7, still licensed to Brunswick had a short stick and suffered from short stick envy. Also, in the mid 80's, a WMOG sticker was located in the toilet bowl in the restroom that was located in the building, situated behind the WBGA/WGIG 1440 transmitter so that employees could express their opinion of WMOG. Tim Tayshion, Kevin the B, Bill Edwards, and Sid were notable personalities on WBGA in the mid 80's. 1987-08-29, the station changed its call sign to the current WGIG and news talk. John Gregory, et al. hastened the decline. Copy this and save it, because it's all true, and it won't be posted here for very long. [2]
References
- ^ "WGIG Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "WGIG Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
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- WGIG in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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