WHGG (1090 AM) is a

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formatted

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licensed to

Kingsport, Tennessee Kingsport is a city in Sullivan and Hawkins counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, its population was 55,442. Lying along the Holston River, Kingsport is commonly included in what is known as the Mountain Empire, w ...

, serving the Tri-Cities, VA/ TN area.

History

This station signed on the air in 1967 with call letters

WGOC WGOC is an AM radio station broadcasting in Kingsport, Tennessee, under a Business Radio format. It broadcasts on AM frequency 1320 kHz and is under ownership of Cumulus Media. History The station signed on the air in 1951 under the call letter ...

and a modern-Nashville-country music format. The original owner was insurance mogul J.T. Parker, and the first station manager was Phil Roberts, who was hired away from crosstown station WKIN where he had been a popular morning host. The first song played on the air on the morning of sign-on was I Washed My Face In The Morning Dew by

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. The 45-RPM disc hung on the wall of the station's original lobby on West Center Street in Kingsport until the studios were moved elsewhere in the 1980s. The original power was 1,000 watts and the station originally operated sunrise-to-sunset, with 6am-to-sunrise power of 7.85 watts. The original transmitter location, which was abandoned in the 1970s, was at the intersection of West Stone Drive and Granby Road in western Kingsport.

Management

WHGG shares the same management as sister stations

WHCB WHCB is a Religious formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Bristol, Tennessee, serving the Tri-Cities Tri-Cities most often refers to: *Tri-Cities, Tennessee, United States *Tri-Cities, Washington, United States Tri-City, Tricity or Tri-C ...

and

WPWT WPWT (870 AM) is a classic country music formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Colonial Heights, Tennessee, serving the Tri-Cities, VA/ TN area. WPWT is owned and operated by Kenneth Clyde Hill. History This station signed on the air ...

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