WRGA

Rome's NewsTalk WRGA (WRGA 1470 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Rome, Georgia, USA, the station serves the Rome GA area. The station is currently owned by Rome Radio Partners, LLC and features programing from ABC Radio and CNN Radio.^[1]

Prior to Spring 2009, WRGA was owned by McDougald Broadcasting, and was run by Southern Broadcasting Company, which is the owner-operator of WSRM 93.5 FM, WQTU 102.3 FM, WTSH 107.1 FM, and WGJK 1360 AM, from its studios on John Davenport Drive in Rome, GA.

From Spring 2004 to July 9, 2009, WRGA simulcast a substantially stronger and better quality signal on WSRM-FM. Until Spring 2009, WSRM's tower was located in Coosa, GA; however after the ownership change the tower was moved to Mount Alto in Rome, and the frequency was changed from 95.3 FM to 93.5 FM. The result was a substantial increase in the size of WSRM's coverage area, which led to issues which resulted in Rome Radio Partners having to end the five-year-old FM simulcast; WSRM's format was changed on July 9, 2009, to "Life FM," an "eclectic blend of Christian and secular adult contemporary" music.

WRGA operates under the tagline "Rome's NewsTalk." In addition to running network programming from ABC Radio and CNN Radio, WRGA carries Neal Boortz, Clark Howard, and Sean Hannity during their daily program schedule. WRGA also carries Georgia Bulldog Football play-by-play. For state news coverage, WRGA carries hourly reports from the Georgia News Network.

Locally produced programming on WRGA includes Hometown Radio Headlines. The radio program is hosted by John Druckenmiller, founder of hometownheadlines.com, a local website focused on business and community news. "Druck" typically works 4 topics per morning, 7-9am, one per half-hour segment, and has local newsmakers as guests in-studio or by phone. Each segment is brief, a maximum of about 12 minutes with a 60-second commercial break, because the program has hard boundaries to coincide with news and feature breaks. Other locally produced programming includes Talk of the Town (9 am-10 am weekdays), hosted by Nelle Reagan.

WRGA is the only station in Rome with a full-time news team including Laura-Jane Hatcher, Andrew Carter, and News Director Kevin Karel. Local news reports can be heard at four minutes past the hour 24/7; extended news reports air at 6:04 am, 6:33 am, 7:04 am, 7:33 am, 8:04 am, 8:33 am, 12:04 pm, and 12:33 pm weekdays. Spot news coverage is provided as situations necessitate. Election coverage live from the courthouse is provided beginning at 7 pm any day the polls are open.

References

External links

• Query the FCC's AM station database for WRGA
• Radio-Locator Information on WRGA
• Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WRGA
• WRGA Website