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| Frequency | 105.1MHz |
| Branding | K-LOVE |
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| Format | Contemporary Christian |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Educational Media Foundation |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 26854 |
| Class | C3 |
| ERP | 7,000 watts |
| HAAT | 187 meters |
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| Website | www |
WLVG (FM 105.1) is aChristianradio station licensed toClermont, Georgia, and owned byEducational Media Foundation The current format isChristian Contemporary and identifies itself as "Positive & EncouragingK-Love".
The station was founded in 1993 by Charles Smithgall asWHEL;[2] in 1998, it was acquired byJacor, which was sold toClear Channel Communications a year later. At one point anoldies station, the station soon became asimulcast ofWGST AM 640 fromAtlanta, and later a simulcast ofWWVA-FM (asWVWA). The necessity of the WWVA simulcast was often debated, as the residents of thenorth Georgia mountains did not understand why a Spanish pop station was needed more than a news station.
In 2005, the station was sold to Sorenson Southeast Radio and operated on alocal marketing agreement (LMA) by Douglas M. Sutton, Jr., who is the licensee of several broadcast stations in Georgia and theCarolinas, the station remained silent for several months. On June 1, 2006,Oconee River Broadcasting, LLC signed a programming agreement with Sutton for a three-year period. Upon return to the air, the station held a listener poll to determine the station's format; a rock AC format was chosen and was known as Georgia 105. The station initially reclaimed theWHEL call letters for its city ofHelen, but on November 1, 2006, it becameWZGA. Oconee River Broadcasting was unable to secure a long-term agreement to own or operate the station. Prior to the expiration of the three-year term, Sorenson filed for consent to reassign the license of WZGA to Sutton's company, Tugart Properties, LLC. On April 20, 2009, the assignment was approved by the FCC. On June 1, 2009, the station reverted to the control of Sutton under his company, Tugart Properties, LLC, the call letters were changed toWNGA and after a short stunting period the station changed tocountry music.[2] The station left the air on August 10, 2011 due to insufficient advertising revenue.[2] The station is now owned by Educational Media Foundation, and broadcasts the K-LOVE Contemporary Christian format.
As of April 2013[update], WNGA hadspecial temporary authority to be off the air, apparently pending a change in facilities related to itsconstruction permits. The most recent change, FCC-approved on April 16, moved it fromHelen, Georgia toLong Mountain south-southwest ofCleveland, Georgia, betweenDahlonega Highway (Georgia 115) to the west and Main Street / Cleveland Highway (bothGeorgia 11 andU.S. 129) to the east.
34°44′55″N83°43′43″W / 34.74861°N 83.72861°W /34.74861; -83.72861