WMGG
| City | Dunedin, Florida |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Tampa Bay area |
| Branding | Noti America 1470 AM |
| Frequency | 1470 kHz |
| Format | Spanish Talk |
| Power |
5,000 watts (day) 500 watts (night) |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 67135 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 28°03′23″N 82°44′13″W / 28.05639°N 82.73694°W |
| Callsign meaning | W MeGGa (former branding) |
| Former callsigns |
WFNN (?-1984) WVTY (1984-1986) WLVU (1986-1998) WTBL (1998-2000) WLVU (2000-2005) WHBO (2005-2009) WWBA (2/2-10/2009) |
| Affiliations | CNN Radio |
| Owner |
Genesis Communications (Genesis Communications of Tampa Bay, Inc.) |
| Sister stations | WHBO, WWBA |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | Noti America 1470 AM |
WMGG (1470 AM, "Noti America 1470 AM ") is a talk radio station in the Tampa Bay area of Florida.[1] WHBO was licensed to serve the community of Dunedin, Florida, and is owned by Genesis Communications. WMGG recently switched its transmitter facilities to Egypt Lake, FL, a suburb of Tampa, and no longer identifies Dunedin as its target service area.
Prior to June 5, 2009, WMGG was an oldies/adult standards music station branded as "Mega 1470". Prior to December 29, 2008, WMGG was an all-sports station as an ESPN Radio affiliate.[2] In the late 1960s and 1970s, the station played Top-40/rock "gold" as WCWR.
As a result of Genesis Communications' announced purchase of WMGG,[3] where the news/talk format of WWBA now airs at 820 AM, WHBO's sports format moved to WWBA's former frequency, 1040 AM, in October 2008, and simulcasted on 1470 in the short-term. The WHBO calls moved to 1040, with 1470 receiving new calls, WMGG.[4]
In 2011, WMGG switched to news/talk, picking up programs formerly on sister station WWBA, which has since changed an all-news format. WMGG currently has a Spanish-music format.
References
- ↑ Careless, James (October 8, 2009). "Moves on the Radio Chess Board". Radio World.
- ↑ Genesis Launches 'Mega Memories' On WHBO/Tampa - Radio Ink (released December 29, 2008)
- ↑ Manning, Maggie (September 29, 2008). "Genesis Communications to buy powerful Mega radio station". Tampa Bay Business Journal.
- ↑ http://www.allaccess.com/site/netNews/story.php?bs=sk&ng=industryTools&storyID=46593&searchTerm=wwba&from=0&to=19
External links
- Genesis Communications, Inc.
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WMGG
- Radio-Locator Information on WMGG
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WMGG