WMGJ

WMGJ
City of license Gadsden, Alabama
Broadcast area Etowah County, Alabama
Branding Magic 1240 AM
Frequency 1240 kHz
First air date September 12, 1985
Format Urban Contemporary
Power 1,000 watts
Class C
Facility ID 21817
Callsign meaning "Magic"
Owner Floyd L. Donald Broadcasting Co., Inc.
Website wmgj.com

WMGJ (1240 AM, "Magic 1240 AM") is a radio station licensed to serve Gadsden, Alabama, USA. The station is owned by Floyd L. Donald Broadcasting Co., Inc. Operations Manager is David Lawson.

Contents

Programming

WMGJ broadcasts a community-oriented urban contemporary music format to the Etowah County, Alabama, area.[1] The station describes its program offerings as a blend of a local talk radio, gospel, rhythm and blues, urban contemporary chart toppers, news, and local sports coverage. Notable local weekday air talent includes Floyd L. Donald, Marinda Davis-Reaves, and Bill Morrow.

History

This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on September 10, 1984.[2] The new station was assigned the call letters WMGJ by the FCC on September 25, 1984.[3] WMGJ received its license to cover from the FCC on March 21, 1986.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. http://www.arbitron.com/radio_stations/station_information.htm. 
  2. ^ "Application Search Details (BP-19840221AM)". FCC Media Bureau. September 10, 1984. http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=66674. 
  3. ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. http://svartifoss2.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=21817&Callsign=WMGJ. 
  4. ^ "Application Search Details (BL-19850905AJ)". FCC Media Bureau. March 21, 1986. http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=81539. 

External links

Radio stations serving the Gadsden, Alabama market
by AM frequency
570 · 810 · 930 · 1050 · 1240 · 1280 · 1350
by FM frequency
91.5 · 93.1 · 102.9 · 105.1  · 105.9
by callsign
WAAX · WBNM · WCKA · WFXO  · WGAD · WGMZ · WJBY · WKXX · WMGJ · WPID · WQSB · WSGN

Alabama Radio Markets: Birmingham • Dothan • Florence-Muscle Shoals • Huntsville • Mobile • Montgomery • Tuscaloosa
Other Alabama Radio Regions: Anniston • Auburn • Columbus, GA • Gadsden • Meridian, MS

See also: List of radio stations in Alabama
Urban Contemporary radio stations in the state of Alabama
Stations:
See also: adult contemporary, classic hits, college, country, news/talk, NPR, oldies, religious, rock, sports, top 40, urban, and other radio stations in Alabama
Also see: Urban contemporary and Hip hop.