WTGD
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| City of license | Bridgewater, Virginia |
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| Broadcast area |
Harrisonburg, Virginia Staunton, Virginia |
| Branding | "105-1 Bob Rocks" |
| Slogan | "Harrisonburg's Real Rock Station" |
| Frequency | 105.1 MHz |
| First air date | March 1, 1989 |
| Format | Active Rock |
| ERP | 6,000 watts |
| HAAT | 100 meters |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 73935 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 38°27′8.0″N 78°54′32.0″W / 38.452222°N 78.908889°W |
| Callsign meaning |
W The Great D former format |
| Former callsigns |
WRDJ-FM (1989-1993) WAMM-FM (1993-2002) WJDV (2002-2005) WBHB-FM (2005-2008) WTGD (2008-present)[1] |
| Owner | M. Belmont Verstandig, Inc. |
| Sister stations | WHBG, WJDV, WQPO, WSVA |
| Website | WTGD Online |
WTGD (105.1 FM) is an Active Rock formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Bridgewater, Virginia, Harrisonburg/Staunton area. WTGD is owned and operated by M. Belmont Verstandig, Inc.[2]
History
The station was first launched on March 1, 1989 with the callsign WRDJ.
WAMM 105.1
On November 26, 1993, the callsign was changed from WRDJ-FM to WAMM-FM. The WRDJ callsign was moved to 104.9 FM, located in Roanoke, Virginia two weeks later on December 15.[3] While WAMM-FM launched a Country format, branded as "WAMM 105.1" and using the slogan "Great Country, Less Talk". It became a sister station of WAMM-AM at 1230 AM, which had also carried a Country format at the time.
Lite Rock 105.1
WAMM-FM was a sister station of WAMM-AM until September 16, 2002, when the callsign was changed to WJDV and the Country format was dropped for Light Adult Contemporary, branded as "Lite Rock 105.1".
Magic 105.1
On February 7, 2005, WJDV swapped calls and formats with WBHB-FM at 96.1 FM, making the station an Oldies/Classic rock format, branded as "Magic 105.1".[4] During its time with the WBHB-FM callsign, the station went through several formats until the callsign was changed to WTGD on December 1, 2008.
Classic Hits 105.1
On March 22, 2005, WBHB-FM swapped its "Magic 105.1" branding, and thus changing the format/branding to "Classic Hits 105.1",[5]
Classic Rock 105.1
On the night of March 21, 2006, WBHB-FM yet again swapped its "Classic Hits 105.1" branding/format to "Classic Rock 105.1".[6]
Rock 105.1
On September 20, 2007, WBHB-FM segued from Classic rock to Active Rock, branded as "Rock 105.1".[7] Previously, while carrying both a Classic rock and Active Rock format, WBHB-FM had been carrying the syndicated radio program Nights with Alice Cooper, and was then moved to WACL at 98.5 FM.
Country Legends 105.1
On April 1, 2008, WBHB-FM yet again changed the format from Active Rock to Classic Country, branded as "Country Legends 105.1".[8]
WTGD
M. Belmont Verstandig, Inc. bought the station, which had previously been owned by Verstandig Broadcasting, and on December 1, 2008, WBHB-FM switched its callsign to WTGD.[9]
La Grand D
A week later on December 9 at midnight, WTGD dropped its Classic Country format for Spanish Top 40/Regional Mexican, branded as "La Gran D" or in English, "The Great D".[10] This was the first Spanish formatted station to broadcast in the Harrisonburg/Staunton market.
105.1 Bob Rocks
In mid-March 2010, WTGD returned to Active Rock that it did from September 20, 2007 to April 1, 2008 when it held the WBHB-FM callsign, only this time, the branding would become "105.1 Bob Rocks".[11]
References
- ↑ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ↑ "WTGD Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ http://cdbs.recnet.com/fmq.php?facid=&call=WRDJ&ccode=1&latd=&lond=&city=&state=&country=US&zip=&party=&party_type=LICEN&search_block_form=&form_build_id=form-cd195bc3d8a78dd65c53a9eac5673795&form_token=c2cd45121de65d1217125dcca5f68c78&form_id=search_block_form
- ↑ "Flip-flop in Harrisonburg". VARTV.com. February 8, 2005.
- ↑ "WBHB goes Classic Hits". VARTV.com. March 23, 2005.
- ↑ http://www.vartv.com/archives06b.htm, Retrieved on 2006/3/22.
- ↑ http://www.vartv.com/archives07e.htm, Retrieved on 2007/09/20.
- ↑ "Well, let's try this". VARTV.com. April 1, 2008.
- ↑ http://www.vartv.com/archives08f.htm, Retrieved on 2008/12/3.
- ↑ "Spanish FM comes to...Harrisonburg". VARTV.com. December 10, 2008.
- ↑ "VerStandig Harrisonburg News". VARTV.com. April 8, 2010.
External links
- 105-1 Bob Rocks Online
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WTGD
- Radio-Locator information on WTGD
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WTGD
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