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| '''WXTG/WLRT''', known on the air as '''''102.1 FM and 1490 AM The Game''''', is a ] radio station in ], ]. It is the new radio home of The ] and the affiliate of ]. WXTG covers the immediate Hampton Roads area especially Virginia Beach, Chesapeake and points south with some protection given to Norfolk because of a 34dBu signal from WRXL (102.1) Richmond but again can be heard all over the immediate Hampton Roads area. Their tower is located just over the border in Chesapeake at 100 meters with 6kW of power (Class A licensed). Their studio is located at 545 S Birdneck Rd Suite 100 in Virginia Beach. Plans are underway to move the offices of WXTG from Birdneck Rd to downtown Virginia Beach -- Town Center. | '''WXTG/WLRT''', known on the air as '''''102.1 FM and 1490 AM The Game''''', is a ] radio station in ], ]. It is the new radio home of The ] and the affiliate of ]. WXTG covers the immediate Hampton Roads area especially Virginia Beach, Chesapeake and points south with some protection given to Norfolk because of a 34dBu signal from WRXL (102.1) Richmond but again can be heard all over the immediate Hampton Roads area. Their tower is located just over the border in Chesapeake at 100 meters with 6kW of power (Class A licensed). Their studio is located at 545 S Birdneck Rd Suite 100 in Virginia Beach. Plans are underway to move the offices of WXTG from Birdneck Rd to downtown Virginia Beach -- Town Center. | ||
| ==History== | ==History of WXTG== | ||
| The station signed on as '''WANN''' on June 11, 1999. Rumor has it that owner Craig Siebert chose those calls because he lived in ] until changed to WWHV on July 5, 2001. He originally held the "CP" then Virginia Faith Broadcasting (Bishop L E Willis), going through several owners until early 2001 when Willis sold the "CP" to Steve Hegwood's On Top Communications, Inc. for $3 million dollars. In mid-August 2001, WANN flipped to '''WWHV''', ''"HOT 102.1"'' (callsign meaning: '''W'''e're '''H'''ot in '''V'''irginia) carrying the ] genre, focusing on ] and ] and was home to the nationally syndicated '']''. During its tenure, WWHV was in a four way competition with ], ] (later changed formats) and ]. WWHV later simulcasted on Winner Broadcasting's ] in ] (a TSA for $11,000/mo) from February 2, 2003 to January 7, 2005 and known as ''"Hot 102.1 & 107.9".'' | The station signed on as '''WANN''' on June 11, 1999. Rumor has it that owner Craig Siebert chose those calls because he lived in ] until changed to WWHV on July 5, 2001. He originally held the "CP" then Virginia Faith Broadcasting (Bishop L E Willis), going through several owners until early 2001 when Willis sold the "CP" to Steve Hegwood's On Top Communications, Inc. for $3 million dollars. In mid-August 2001, WANN flipped to '''WWHV''', ''"HOT 102.1"'' (callsign meaning: '''W'''e're '''H'''ot in '''V'''irginia) carrying the ] genre, focusing on ] and ] and was home to the nationally syndicated '']''. During its tenure, WWHV was in a four way competition with ], ] (later changed formats) and ]. WWHV later simulcasted on Winner Broadcasting's ] in ] (a TSA for $11,000/mo) from February 2, 2003 to January 7, 2005 and known as ''"Hot 102.1 & 107.9".'' | ||
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| Since June 2005, On Top Communications has been in bankruptcy. It owned three other stations similar to WWHV's current format in ] (now silent), ] and ] (now owned by a ]). So ] owner Daniel Synder's Red Zebra Broadcasting agreed to purchase the station from On Top in July 2006 for a $4.25M. On January 5, 2007, Red Zebra announce that WWHV will end the Mainstream Urban format. The writing was on the wall January 29th when it signed off for good; the next day it changed the format to WXTG as a sports format. The last song WWHV played was ] w/ ]'s "]". | Since June 2005, On Top Communications has been in bankruptcy. It owned three other stations similar to WWHV's current format in ] (now silent), ] and ] (now owned by a ]). So ] owner Daniel Synder's Red Zebra Broadcasting agreed to purchase the station from On Top in July 2006 for a $4.25M. On January 5, 2007, Red Zebra announce that WWHV will end the Mainstream Urban format. The writing was on the wall January 29th when it signed off for good; the next day it changed the format to WXTG as a sports format. The last song WWHV played was ] w/ ]'s "]". | ||
| ==History of WLRT== | |||
| On 7/31/2007, Washington Redskins owner Daniel Synder's Red Zebra Broadcasting announced that it agreed to purchase the station from Hampton Radio II, Inc for $950,000 and immediately entered into a LMA to start simulcasting WXTG/102.1 Virginia Beach at 8:30 p.m. the same day. Before Sports, it did Classic Country/Racing/NASCAR and was known as "1490 The Outlaw" WLRT. | |||
| Lost FOX Sports to WTAR/850 Norfolk on January 30, 2006. Dropped Oldies for Classic Country October 2005. Picked up FOX Sports Radio (2/2005) when AM1050 dropped it. Dropped Southern Rock/Racing/Classic Country on December 8, 2003 at 10PM for 50s-70s Oldies. Previously known as "America's Country 1490 The Goldmine" WBYM until July 7, 2003. Used "Classic Hit Country AM 1490 - The Gold Mine" up to September 2002. Carried the Washington Redskins football games (2002-2005). Used to be WVEC and was co-owned with Channel 13. It featured easy listening music in the 1960s and early 1970s. An FM outlet was started - WVEC-FM -, which later became WWDE. 1490 also used to be WOJY playing a country/gospel mix but flipped to contemporary Christian and took the new calls of WXRE (X15) in July 1996. In November 1997 flipped to standards 'The Bay' WBYM. The WPEX calls have also resided here when the station simulcast WWDE, 101.3 FM, and later with a country music format. This station dates back to 1948. | |||
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city = Virginia Beacharea = Norfolk/Virginia Beach | |
| Frequency | 102.1 (MHz) 1490(KHz) |
|---|---|
| Branding | "102.1 FM and 1490 AM The Game" |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports Talk |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Red Zebra Broadcasting |
| History | |
| First air date | 2001 |
| Call sign meaning | WX The Game (station name) |
| Technical information | |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 6,000 watts |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.1021thegame.com |
WXTG/WLRT, known on the air as 102.1 FM and 1490 AM The Game, is a Sports Talk radio station in Hampton Roads, Virginia. It is the new radio home of The Washington Redskins and the affiliate of Fox Sports Radio. WXTG covers the immediate Hampton Roads area especially Virginia Beach, Chesapeake and points south with some protection given to Norfolk because of a 34dBu signal from WRXL (102.1) Richmond but again can be heard all over the immediate Hampton Roads area. Their tower is located just over the border in Chesapeake at 100 meters with 6kW of power (Class A licensed). Their studio is located at 545 S Birdneck Rd Suite 100 in Virginia Beach. Plans are underway to move the offices of WXTG from Birdneck Rd to downtown Virginia Beach -- Town Center.
History of WXTG
The station signed on as WANN on June 11, 1999. Rumor has it that owner Craig Siebert chose those calls because he lived in ANNapolis, MD until changed to WWHV on July 5, 2001. He originally held the "CP" then Virginia Faith Broadcasting (Bishop L E Willis), going through several owners until early 2001 when Willis sold the "CP" to Steve Hegwood's On Top Communications, Inc. for $3 million dollars. In mid-August 2001, WANN flipped to WWHV, "HOT 102.1" (callsign meaning: We're Hot in Virginia) carrying the Mainstream Urban genre, focusing on hip-hop and R&B and was home to the nationally syndicated Russ Parr Morning Show. During its tenure, WWHV was in a four way competition with WOWI, WBHH (later changed formats) and WNVZ. WWHV later simulcasted on Winner Broadcasting's WWBR 107.9 FM in West Point (a TSA for $11,000/mo) from February 2, 2003 to January 7, 2005 and known as "Hot 102.1 & 107.9".
On March 29, 2004 WWHV dropped for the local Supreme Team Morning Show when they were dumped by WOWI for Doug Banks. Russ Parr returned to station after the Supreme Team was dumped again just one year later.
Since June 2005, On Top Communications has been in bankruptcy. It owned three other stations similar to WWHV's current format in New Orleans (now silent), Albany, Georgia and Jackson, Mississippi (now owned by a TV media outlet). So Washington Redskins owner Daniel Synder's Red Zebra Broadcasting agreed to purchase the station from On Top in July 2006 for a $4.25M. On January 5, 2007, Red Zebra announce that WWHV will end the Mainstream Urban format. The writing was on the wall January 29th when it signed off for good; the next day it changed the format to WXTG as a sports format. The last song WWHV played was Diddy w/ Keyshia Cole's "Last Night".
History of WLRT
On 7/31/2007, Washington Redskins owner Daniel Synder's Red Zebra Broadcasting announced that it agreed to purchase the station from Hampton Radio II, Inc for $950,000 and immediately entered into a LMA to start simulcasting WXTG/102.1 Virginia Beach at 8:30 p.m. the same day. Before Sports, it did Classic Country/Racing/NASCAR and was known as "1490 The Outlaw" WLRT.
Lost FOX Sports to WTAR/850 Norfolk on January 30, 2006. Dropped Oldies for Classic Country October 2005. Picked up FOX Sports Radio (2/2005) when AM1050 dropped it. Dropped Southern Rock/Racing/Classic Country on December 8, 2003 at 10PM for 50s-70s Oldies. Previously known as "America's Country 1490 The Goldmine" WBYM until July 7, 2003. Used "Classic Hit Country AM 1490 - The Gold Mine" up to September 2002. Carried the Washington Redskins football games (2002-2005). Used to be WVEC and was co-owned with Channel 13. It featured easy listening music in the 1960s and early 1970s. An FM outlet was started - WVEC-FM -, which later became WWDE. 1490 also used to be WOJY playing a country/gospel mix but flipped to contemporary Christian and took the new calls of WXRE (X15) in July 1996. In November 1997 flipped to standards 'The Bay' WBYM. The WPEX calls have also resided here when the station simulcast WWDE, 101.3 FM, and later with a country music format. This station dates back to 1948.
The Game Schedule
Monday-Friday
- The First Team on FOX with Steve Czaban (6-9 a.m.)
- The Tony Bruno Show on Sporting News Radio (9 a.m.-noon)
- Redskins Lunch Supersized (noon-2 p.m.)
- The John Castleberry Show (2-4 p.m.)
- The John Riggins Show (4-7 p.m.)
- FOX GameTime Live with Andrew Siciliano (7-10 p.m.)
- FOX GameTime React with JT "The Brick" (10 p.m.-2 a.m.)
- The Third Shift of FOX with Jorge Sedano (2-6 a.m.)
Former logos
