WMSG

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WMSG
City of license	Oakland, Maryland
Broadcast area	Oakland, Maryland Garrett County, Maryland
Branding	"Classic Hits 1050 WMSG"
Frequency	1050 kHz
First air date	May 19, 1963
Format	Classic Hits
Power	1,000 Watts daytime 75 Watts nighttime
Class	D
Facility ID	49935
Callsign meaning	W Maryland State Garrett
Affiliations	Westwood One News
Owner	Broadcast Communications II, Inc.
Sister stations	WKHJ, WWHQ
Website	WMSG Online

Transmitter and antenna in Oakland, Maryland

WMSG is a Classic Hits formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Oakland, Maryland, serving Oakland and Garrett County, Maryland. WMSG is owned and operated by Broadcast Communications II, Inc.

History

Beginnings

WMSG first signed on the air May 19, 1963, under the ownership of Oakland Radio Station Corporation, a company headed by C.W. Englander. Thomas Butscher served as the station's general manager and program director. The station first operated at a daytime-only power of 500 watts and played mostly country music.

In 1966, WMSG-FM signed on the air. The station was primarily a simulcast outlet of WMSG, to provide Oakland with local radio service after WMSG was mandated to shut down after sunset.

In 1985, WMSG was granted a construction permit to double its power to 1,000 watts, but still daytime only. The upgrades were completed the following year. By the end of the decade, WMSG had been granted permission to operate at 75 watts nighttime power, and Kenneth Robertson had become president of Oakland Radio Station Corporation. By 1995, Brenda Butscher had become president of the company.

Sales and Aftermath

After more than three decades of ownership, Oakland Radio Station Corporation decided to sell WMSG and its sister station on February 21, 1995 for $200,000 to Oakland Media Group. The sale became final on May 8, 1995. Al Devine was the new company president.

In July 2009 WMSG and sisters WKHJ and WWHC were sold for $830,000 to Pennsylvania-based Radiowerks Broadcasting.^[1]

WMSG Today

In May 2011, WMSG and its sister stations were ordered into receivership from Radiowerks Broadcasting by the Garrett County MD Circuit Court. John Culp was appointed as receiver. The Federal Communications Commission approved the transfer of the license on May 19, 2011. The three stations were transferred to Broadcast Communications II, Inc. effective July 1, 2013 at a purchase price of $775,000.

References

↑ Taylor, Tom (July 27, 2009). "Wheeling and Dealing". Taylor on Radio-Info. Radio-Info.com.

External links

Classic Hits 1050 WMSG Online
Media related to WMSG at Wikimedia Commons

Query the FCC's AM station database for WMSG

Radio-Locator Information on WMSG

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WMSG

Radio stations in the Kingwood, West Virginia–Oakland, Maryland market

By FM frequency	90.3 92.3 96.3 96.7 104.5 107.7

By AM frequency	1050 1560

By callsign	W242AD WAIJ WFSP WFSP-FM WKHJ WKMM WMSG WWHQ

West Virginia radio markets Beckley Bluefield Charleston Huntington Morgantown–Clarksburg–Fairmont Parkersburg Wheeling Other West Virginia radio regions Cumberland, MD East-Central Eastern Panhandle Elkins–Buckhannon–Weston Kingwood Southern West-Central Winchester, VA Maryland radio markets Baltimore Frederick Hagerstown Salisbury–Ocean City Other Maryland radio regions Cumberland Northern Neck Oakland See also List of radio stations in West Virginia List of radio stations in Maryland

Coordinates: 39°23′32″N 79°23′54″W / 39.39222°N 79.39833°W / 39.39222; -79.39833

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