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(Redirected from W253CE) Radio station in Valdosta, Georgia For Atlanta, Georgia radio station that held the call sign WGUN at 1010 AM from 1963 to 2013, see WXKG.
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WGUN
Broadcast areaValdosta area
Frequency950 kHz
BrandingMagic 950
Programming
FormatUrban Adult Contemporary
AffiliationsABC Radio
Ownership
Owner
  • Magic 95 Entertainment
  • (W.G.O.V., Inc.)
History
First air date1939 (as WGOV)
Former call signsWGOV (1939–2013)
Call sign meaningWhere God Unites Nations
Technical information
Licensing authorityFCC
Facility ID70511
ClassD
Power3,500 watts day
63 watts night
Transmitter coordinates30°48′13.00″N 83°21′20.00″W / 30.8036111°N 83.3555556°W / 30.8036111; -83.3555556
Translator(s)98.5 W253CE (Valdosta)
Links
Public license information

WGUN (950 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an Urban Adult Contemporary format. Licensed to Valdosta, Georgia, United States, the station is currently owned by Magic 95 Entertainment.

It is the oldest station in the city. Although the original WGOV call letters are sometimes said to have stood for "Good Old Valdosta", the station name actually derived from its founder, Eurith D. Rivers, who served as governor of Georgia from 1937 to 1941; "Dee" Rivers, the former station owner, is his son.

With the inauguration of the Jack the Bellboy program in 1948 with deejay Ben Porter, WGOV was one of the first stations in the country to broadcast rhythm and blues.

On January 25, 2013, the station changed its call sign to WGUN, which had been used by the co-owned station in Decatur (Atlanta) on 1010 kHz.

On February 1, 2014, WGUN changed their format from regional Mexican to urban adult contemporary.

Previous logo

References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for WGUN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "WGUN Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

External links

Radio stations in the Valdosta metropolitan area (Georgia)
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See also
List of radio stations in Georgia
Urban Contemporary Radio Stations in the state of Georgia
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See also
adult contemporary
classic hits
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other radio stations in Georgia


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