WBGA

WBGA (1490 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an urban gospel format. Licensed to Brunswick, Georgia, United States, the station serves the Brunswick area. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., through licensee AMFM Radio Licenses, L.L.C.[1]

WBGA

City	Brunswick, Georgia
Branding	Hallelujah 96.3
Frequency	1490 kHz
Translator(s)	96.3 W242CJ (Brunswick)
First air date	1940 (as WMOG)
Format	Urban gospel
Power	600 watts unlimited
Class	C
Facility ID	36930
Transmitter coordinates	31°9′42.00″N 81°28′28.00″W
Former call signs	WMOG (1940–2014)
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (AMFM Radio Licenses, L.L.C.)
Sister stations	WGIG, WHFX, WQGA, WYNR
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	Hallelujah 96.3 Website

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 formats from oldies to urban adult contemporary, branded as "B96.3 Jamz", under new call letters, WBGA.[3]

On March 14, 2019, WBGA changed formats from urban adult contemporary to urban gospel, branded as "Hallelujah 96.3".[4]

Previous logos

References

"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

External links

Hallelujah 96.3 WBGA Facebook

Radio stations in southern coastal Georgia, including Brunswick
By AM frequency	790 1100 AM 1190 1440 1490
By FM frequency	88.9 89.3 90.7 92.7 96.3 98.7 100.7 102.5 103.3 103.7 104.1 105.9 107.7
By callsign	W242CJ W254DO W279BC WAYR-FM WBGA WCGA WECC-FM WGIG WHFX WMUV WQGA WRJY WSFN WSSI WWIO WWIO-FM WXMK WYNR
Radio stations in South Georgia Augusta Albany Brunswick Macon Savannah Valdosta Waycross Other nearby regions Hilton Head Jacksonville Lake City See also List of radio stations in Georgia

iHeartMedia
Corporate officers	Bob Pittman (Chairman/CEO)
Board of directors	Lowry Mays Irving Azoff B. J. "Red" McCombs J. C. Watts John H. Williams
Radio stations	List of radio stations owned by iHeartMedia
Radio networks	Evolution Pride Fox Sports Radio Premiere Networks Premium Choice Total Traffic and Weather Network
Miscellaneous	Clear Channel Outdoor Clear Channel UK HowStuffWorks iHeartRadio List of programming syndicated by iHeartMedia Mediabase Radio Computing Services Clear Channel memorandum

Religious radio stations in the state of Georgia
Stations	WAEC – Atlanta WAFT – Valdosta WAKL - Gainesville WAQA – Morganton WASW – Waycross WAWH – Dublin WAWS – Claxton WAYR-FM – Brunswick WAZX - Smyrna WBDX - Trenton WBFC - Boynton WBGA - Brunswick WBGP – Moultrie WBIB-FM – Forsyth WBJY – Americus WBKG – Macon WBLY-LP – Sycamore WBUE – Columbus WCCV – Cartersville WCDG – Dahlonega WDCY – Douglasville WDDO - Perry WDPC – Dallas WDRW-LP – Athens WDWD – Atlanta WDYN - Rossville WEAM - Buena Vista WECC-FM – Folkston WESI-LP – Sugar Hill WEYY – Tallapoosa WFAL - Milner WFAM – Augusta WFRC – Columbus WFRP – Americus WFSH - Athens WGGR – Carrollton WGMI - Bremen WGPH – Vidalia WGTJ – Murrayville WHCG - Metter WHHR – Vienna WHKV - Sylvester WHLB – Cartersville WHLJ - Moultrie WIEH - Marietta WJDS – Sparta WJEP – Cusseta WJGG – Thomasville WJTG – Fort Valley WJTR – Ashburn WJYZ – Albany WKTF - Vienna WKUN - Monroe WKVQ - Eatonton WKZV - Tybee Island WLCZ – Lincolnton WLFS - Port Wentworth WLOJ – Calhoun WLPE – Augusta WLPF – Ocilla WLPT – Jesup WLTA – Alpharetta WLVG - Clermont WLVN-LP – Fort Valley WLXF - Macon WLXP - Savannah WLYG – Jasper WMGR - Bainbridge WMOC – Lumber City WMSL – Athens WMTM (AM) - Moultrie WMUV – Brunswick WMVV – Griffin WMVW – Peachtree City WNEA – Newnan WNEE - Patterson WNIV – Atlanta WNNG - Warner Robins WOAK – La Grange WPCG-LP – Canton WPMA – Buckhead WPWB – Byron WPZE - Mableton WQXZ - Hawkinsville WRAF – Toccoa Falls WRBX – Reidsville WRJS – Soperton WRMK – Augusta WSRD – Albany WTHB - Wrens WTHP – Gibson WTLD – Jesup WTNL - Reidsville WTTI - Dalton WTZA – Atlanta WUKV - Trion WVFJ - Manchester WWEV - Cumming WWGF – Donalsonville WWIO - St. Marys WWQA – Albany WXNV-LP – Loganville WYFA – Waynesboro WYFK – Columbus WYFS – Savannah WYFW – Winder WYTH - Madison WWQE – Elberton WZBN - Camilla WZCH - Warner Robins WZIQ – Smithville WZOT - Rockmart WZYN - Hahira
Defunct	WHLE-LP – Atlanta WTFH – Helen
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Georgia See also Classical Jazz Religious Spanish Smooth Jazz Other

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