WALG
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| City of license | Albany, Georgia |
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| Broadcast area | Albany, GA and Vicinity |
| Branding | WALG News/Talk 1590 |
| Frequency | 1590 kHz |
| First air date | May 1941[1][2] |
| Format | News/Talk |
| Power | 5,000 watts (day) 1,000 watts (Night) |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 54703 |
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| Callsign meaning | ALbany, Georgia |
| Former callsigns | WALB[1] |
| Affiliations | ABC News |
| Owner | Cumulus Media (Cumulus Licensing, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WEGC, WGPC, WJAD, WKAK, WNUQ, WQVE, WZBN |
| Website | http://www.1590walg.com |
WALG (1590 AM, "News/Talk 1590") is a radio station serving Albany, Georgia, and surrounding cities with a News/Talk format.[3] This station is under ownership of Cumulus Media.
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[edit] Programming
Notable local programming includes news and interview program "Wake Up Albany" hosted by Matt Patrick.[4] Notable weekday syndicated programming includes shows by Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, and Bill O'Reilly. Notable weekend programming includes the syndicated The Kim Komando Show hosted by Kim Komando.
[edit] History
WALG was started in May 1941 by the Albany Herald.[2] In 1954, the Herald signed on a TV station with the callsign WALB-TV. The AM radio station has been assigned the WALG call letters by the Federal Communications Commission since it was sold by the Herald to Allen Woodall, Sr., in 1960.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b AM Network-Affiliated Radio Stations, 1949. The Dumont Project.
- ^ a b Miller, Dave. A brief history of WALB. WALB-TV website.
- ^ Winter 2008 Station Information Profile. Arbitron.
- ^ Fletcher, Carlton. "New radio show in town", Albany Herald, 2007-06-24.
- ^ Call Sign History. FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
[edit] External links
- WALG News/Talk 1590 official website
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WALG
- Radio Locator Information on WALG
- Query Arbitron's AM station database for WALG
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