WDGR
WDGR (1210 AM) is a defunct radio station formerly licensed to Dahlonega, Georgia, United States. The station was owned by Hye Cha Kim and featured a country music format with programming from Westwood One.[1]
City | Dahlonega, Georgia |
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Slogan | Pure Gold AM 1210 |
Frequency | 1210 kHz |
First air date | March 1 1982 |
Format | Defunct |
Power | 10,000 watts day 2,500 watts critical hours |
Class | D |
Facility ID | 24459 |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°31′45.00″N 84°0′23.00″W |
Call sign meaning | W Dahlonega Gold Radio |
Former call signs | WAAH (1982-1982) |
Affiliations | Westwood One |
Owner | Hye Cha Kim |
History
WDGR was founded by William S. Kinsland and Michael Hollifield (both residents of Dahlonega, Georgia), dba "Blue Ridge Radio Co. Inc." The first license applications were filed in 1977. After extensive litigation with competing applications, the initial Construction Permit was issued in 1981. The station went on the air as WAAH on March 1, 1982. Initially, the station operated on a frequency of 1520 kHz at an authorized power of 500 watts. On August 1, 1982, the station changed its call sign to the current WDGR. In October 1982, Kinsland sold his interest in the station to Kevin Croom.[2]
The station's license was surrendered to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on November 5, 2018. At the time, WDGR had been off the air for significant periods of time since October 2007, due to what it described as financial and equipment-related issues. The FCC cancelled WDGR's license on November 7, 2018.
References
- "WDGR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- "WDGR Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WDGR
- Radio-Locator Information on WDGR
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WDGR