WMBG
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| WMBG | |
| City of license | Williamsburg, Virginia |
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| Broadcast area | Hampton Roads |
| Slogan | "Golden Memories" |
| Frequency | 740 kHz |
| Format | Nostalgia |
| Power | 500 Watts |
| Class | D |
| Transmitter Coordinates | |
| Callsign meaning | WilliaMsBurG |
| Former callsigns | WBCI, WQSF |
| Owner | Williamsburg's Radio Station |
| Website | http://www.wmbgradio.com/ |
WMBG (740 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Nostalgia format. Licensed to Williamsburg, Virginia, USA, it serves the Hampton Roads area. The station is currently owned by Williamsburg's Radio Station.
[edit] History
The station was originally WBCI-AM with a middle of the road format in the 1960s, but became WMBG-AM with a Top 40 format in the 1970s. By 1980, the station was simulcasting an adult comtemporary format with the former FM sister station at 96.5 , WBCI-AM .
On March 1, 1985, the station call letters were changed to WQSF-AM and the station went into a simulcast of it's sister station, now WQSF-FM,and it's new beautiful music format.
The station was later sold and it's calls reverted back to WMBG-AM and the station adopted nostalgia format.
[edit] Trivia
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The WMBG call letters had previously been on the 1380 frequency in Richmond from the 1930a until 1965. When they were on 1380, they stood for "Magentos , Batteries, and Generators".
Terry Young, who is now on XM Radio's "60s at 6" channel, had an uncle who ran the station in the 1970s, and worked there for a short time during their seventies Top 40 era .
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