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The call letters appear to echo those of the [[Georgetown University]] radio station, [[WGTB]]. Long time Washington radio listeners remember that station from the 1970s as a champion of the [[alternative rock]] of its time. Two of the DJs on WTGB, "Cerphe" and "Weasel", have, each, been involved with Washington radio for nearly 40 years. (See article on [[WHFS]]).
The call letters appear to echo those of the [[Georgetown University]] radio station, [[WGTB]]. Long time Washington radio listeners remember that station from the 1970s as a champion of the [[alternative rock]] of its time. Two of the DJs on WTGB, "Cerphe" and "Weasel", have, each, been involved with Washington radio for nearly 40 years. (See article on [[WHFS]]).

WARW's former studios were used by the [[Don and Mike Show]] which ended broadcast on [[WJFK]], another CBS Radio station, on [[April 11]], [[2008]].


==Return to classic rock==
==Return to classic rock==

Revision as of 10:59, 20 August 2008

WTGB
File:WARW-FM.png
Broadcast areaWashington, D.C.
Frequency94.7 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding"94.7 The Globe"
Programming
FormatWTGB: Classic Rock
WTGB-HD2: Adult Album Alternative "The Jam"
Ownership
Owner
WJFK, WLZL, WPGC, WPGC-FM
History
First air date
1959
Former call signs
WJMD (1959-1982)
WLTT (1982-1993)
WARW (1993-2007)
Call sign meaning
Washington's The GloBe
Technical information
Facility ID9619
ClassB
ERP20,500 watts
HAAT235 meters
Links
Webcast94.7 The Globe Webstream
Websitewww.947theglobe.com

WTGB is a commercial radio station in Bethesda, Maryland, broadcasting to the Washington, DC area on 94.7 FM.

On February 2, 2007, WTGB began airing an adult album alternative music format branded as "94-7 The Globe". Prior to that, the station had a classic-rock format for at least 15 years.

History

WTGB aired a beautiful music format with the call letters, WJMD. The WJMD call letters formed the initials of the previous owner, Joseph and M. Diener.

WJMD evolved into a soft adult contemporary music format with a change of call letters to WLTT. Under this format, the station was branded as "W-Lite".

File:Warw.jpg
Logo for former WTGB station WARW, used from 1993 to 2007

WLTT dropped the soft adult contemporary music format in favor of a classic rock music format branded as "The Arrow". A change of call letters followed to WARW to complement the change in branding to "The Arrow". WARW was also billed on-air as "We Always Rock Washington."

On February 2, 2007, an adult album alternative music format was adopted with the branding "The Globe". The new "Globe" format also features "green" segments between songs or before and after commercials with environmental information. These segments are called "The Green Scene". On February 15, 2007, the station changed its call letters to WTGB. The shift leaves rival WBIG-FM as the capital's only analog classic rock station. The Globe's HD-2 channel, "The Jam" is now broadcasting a mixture of classic rock.

The call letters appear to echo those of the Georgetown University radio station, WGTB. Long time Washington radio listeners remember that station from the 1970s as a champion of the alternative rock of its time. Two of the DJs on WTGB, "Cerphe" and "Weasel", have, each, been involved with Washington radio for nearly 40 years. (See article on WHFS).

Return to classic rock

On August 10th 2008, The Globe went back to the prior classic rock format, keeping the airstaff and the name, due to low ratings at the AAA format.


DJ's

References


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