WAGR (1340 AM) is a

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broadcasting a

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format to the

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, United States, area. The station is currently owned by WAGR Broadcasting, Inc.

History

Al Kahn bought WAGR in January 1957, 27 months after the station signed on, and signed WJSK on the air in 1964. He ran both stations until 1992. After Messa Corp. bought the stations from Southeastern Broadcasting Corp. in July 1992, WAGR and WJSK ended their tradition of airing only Lumberton high school football and began carrying games involving other

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teams. In 1993, Arthur DeBerry and Associates of

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bought WAGR and WJSK. After WJSK was sold to

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in 1998, Wes Cookman, owner of Fayetteville radio station WIDU, bought WAGR, along with

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. Later, Cookman added

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in Fairmont to what was called "WE-DO" network, whose black gospel and news and information programming originated from the WIDU studios.

References

External links

* AGR Gospel radio stations in the United States AGR {{NorthCarolina-radio-station-stub