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| Broadcast area | Virginia Peninsula |
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| Frequency | 740kHz |
| Branding | WMBG AM-740 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Adult standards/Oldies/Classic hits |
| Affiliations | Westwood One'sAmerica's Best Music,ABC News Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | November 14,1959 |
Call sign meaning | Williamsburg |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 25021 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 500watts daytime 7 watts nighttime |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°16′54.0″N76°47′49.0″W / 37.281667°N 76.796944°W /37.281667; -76.796944 |
| Translator(s) | 93.5 W228DX (Williamsburg) 97.7 W249CT (Williamsburg) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | WMBG Audio Stream |
| Website | wmbgradio.com |
WMBG (740kHz) is acommercialAMradio station licensed inWilliamsburg, Virginia, serving theVirginia Peninsula. WMBG is owned and operated by Gregory H. Granger.[2] It airs local news and talk, as well as a mix ofadult standards,oldies, andclassic hitsformats.
The station operates with 500watts omnidirectional by day. But because740 is aclear-channel frequency reserved forClass ACFZMToronto, WMBG must reduce power to 7 watts at night to avoid interference.[3]
WMBG programming issimulcast full time on anFMtranslator station, W228DX, 93.5 MHz.[4]
On November 14, 1959, the station firstsigned on asWBCI.[5] The station was owned by the Williamsburg Broadcasting Company.
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