WMOG (910 AM) is a

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broadcasting an

Urban Gospel Urban/contemporary gospel is a modern subgenre of gospel music. Although the style developed gradually, early forms are generally dated to the 1970s, and the genre was well established by the end of the 1980s. The radio format is pitched prima ...

format. Licensed to

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, United States, the station is owned by Clay Holladay, through licensee Mississippi Broadcasters.

History

The station first went on the air as WCOC in 1927 from

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and was owned by the Crystal Oil Company. It was moved to Meridian in 1929. As WOKK, the station had a

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format until 1983 when it swapped with WALT to FM 97.3 MHz. WALT carried a

Hot AC Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, quiet s ...

format until 1985, when the format changed to

Urban Contemporary Urban contemporary music, also known as urban music, hip hop, urban pop, or just simply urban, is a music radio format. The term was coined by New York radio DJ Frankie Crocker in the early to mid-1970s as a synonym for Black music. Urban contem ...

and its moniker became T-91 and it broadcast in AM Stereo. WALT changed to a

talk radio Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues and consisting entirely or almost entirely of original spoken word content rather than outside music. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often featur ...

format. On August 20, 2010, WALT began simulcasting on WALT-FM 102.1 MHz. In 2019, WALT broke off simulcasting Talk with WALT-FM and flipped to Urban Gospel as Praise 910 AM. The station changed its call sign to WMOG on March 16, 2020.

External links

Praise 910 AM Facebook Page
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