| Frequency | 1490kHz |
|---|---|
| Branding | Real 96.3 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Mainstream urban |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WGIG,WHFX,WQGA,WYNR | |
| History | |
First air date | 1940 (as WMOG) |
Former call signs | WMOG (1940–2014) |
Call sign meaning | W Brunswick,GeorgiA |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 36930 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 600watts unlimited |
Transmitter coordinates | 31°9′42.00″N81°28′28.00″W / 31.1616667°N 81.4744444°W /31.1616667; -81.4744444 |
| Translator | 96.3 W242CJ (Brunswick) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | real963.iheart.com |
WBGA (1490AM) is aradio station broadcasting amainstream urban format. Licensed toBrunswick, Georgia, United States, the station serves the Brunswick area. The station is owned byiHeartMedia, Inc., through licensee iHM Licenses, LLC.[2]
Previous call sign WMOG was said to be an acronym for "Wonderful Marshes of Glynn". The original station was located on the FJ Torras Causeway, overlooking the Glynn County marshes between Brunswick and St. Simons Island.
Former On Air Personalities: Richard Anderson (1982–1984)
On May 1, 2014, WMOG changed formats from oldies (as "The Beach") to classic hits, rebranded as "Big 96.3".
On May 15, 2014, Qantum Communications announced that it would sell its 29 stations, including WMOG, to Clear Channel Communications (now iHeartMedia), in a transaction connected to Clear Channel's sale ofWALK AM-FM inPatchogue, New York toConnoisseur Media via Qantum.[3] The transaction was consummated on September 9, 2014.
On September 8, 2014, WMOG changed their format from oldies to urban adult contemporary, branded as "B96.3 Jamz", under new call letters, WBGA.[4]
On March 14, 2019, WBGA flipped to urban gospel, branded as "Hallelujah 96.3".[5]
On September 21, 2023, at Midnight, after playing "The Promise" by theMississippi Mass Choir, WBGA flipped to urban contemporary, branded as "Real 96.3"; the first song as "Real" was "Free Mind" byTems.[6]
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