WVGM

WVGM (1320 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Lynchburg, Virginia. It broadcasts a sports radio format and is owned and operated by 3 Daughters Media.[2] Most programming comes from CBS Sports Radio.

WVGM
Broadcast areaLynchburg metropolitan area
Frequency1320 kHz
BrandingCBS Sports Radio 93.3 and 1320
Programming
FormatSports radio
AffiliationsCBS Sports Radio
Ownership
Owner3 Daughters Media
WBLT, WGMN, WMNA, WMNA-FM
History
First air date
February 22, 1962 (1962-02-22) as WDMS
Former call signs
WDMS (1962–1968)
WLGM (1968–1986)
WJJS (1986–1992)
WXYU (1992–1993)
WVLR (1993–1996)
WJJS (1996–1998)[1]
Call sign meaning
W Virginia's GaMe (former branding)
Technical information
Facility ID70330
ClassD
Power1,000 watts daytime
24 watts nighttime
Transmitter coordinates
37°25′37.0″N 79°7′26.0″W
Links
WebcastWVGM Webstream
WebsiteWVGM Online

By day, WVGM is powered at 1,000 watts non-directional. But to protect other stations on 1320 AM from interference, it reduces power at night to only 24 watts.[3] Programming is also heard on 250-watt FM translator W227BG at 93.3 MHz.[4]

History

The station signed on the air on February 22, 1962 (1962-02-22). The call sign was WDMS. It was originally a daytimer, required to go off the air at night. In the 1970s, the station was Top 40 outlet WLGM. It played the current hits and was an affiliate of the ABC Entertainment Network.[5]

Previous logo used during station's affiliation with ESPN Radio

3 Daughters Media bought WVGM and WGMN from Clear Channel Communications in a deal announced late in 2006.[6]

References
  1. "History Card Facility No. 70330" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "WVGM Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. Radio-Locator.com/WVGM
  4. Radio-Locator.com/W227BG
  5. Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-220, Broadcasting & Cable
  6. "Deals," Broadcasting & Cable, October 2, 2006.
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