WBGA (1490 AM) is a

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broadcasting an

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format. Licensed to

Brunswick, Georgia Brunswick () is a city in and the county seat of Glynn County in the U.S. state of Georgia. As the primary urban and economic center of the lower southeast portion of Georgia, it is the second-largest urban area on the Georgia coastline after Sa ...

, United States, the station serves the Brunswick area. The station is owned by

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, through licensee iHM Licenses, LLC. 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 of WALK AM- FM in

Patchogue, New York Patchogue (, ) is a Administrative divisions of New York#Village, village in Suffolk County, New York. The population was 11,798 at the time of the 2010 census. Patchogue is part of the Town (New York), town of Brookhaven, New York, Brookhaven, on ...

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via Qantum. The transaction was consummated on September 9, 2014. On September 8, 2014, WMOG changed formats from oldies to urban adult contemporary, branded as "B96.3 Jamz", under new call letters, WBGA. On March 14, 2019, WBGA changed formats from urban adult contemporary to urban gospel, branded as "Hallelujah 96.3".WBGSA Drops Urban AC For Gospel
Radioinsight - March 14, 2019

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