WGH (AM)

WGH
Broadcast areaHampton Roads
Frequency1310 kHz
BrandingFox Sports 1310 and 100.9
Programming
FormatSports
AffiliationsFox Sports Radio
Ownership
Owner
WGH-FM, WTWV-FM, WVBW-FM, WVSP-FM
History
First air date
December 6, 1926; 97 years ago (1926-12-06)
Former call signs
  • WPAB (1926–1927)
  • WRCV (1927–1928)
  • WIVA (1928)
  • WNEW (1928)
  • WGH (1928–1984)
  • WNSY (1984)
  • WGH (1984–2004)
  • WCMS (2004–2005)[1][2]
Former frequencies
  • 940 kHz (1926–1927)
  • 1430 kHz (1927–1928)
Call sign meaning
"World's Greatest Harbor"[3]
Technical information[4]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID72103
ClassB
Power
  • 20,000 watts day
  • 5,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
37°2′43.53″N 76°26′52.81″W / 37.0454250°N 76.4480028°W / 37.0454250; -76.4480028
Translator(s)100.9 W265EF (Newport News)
Repeater(s)94.1 WVSP-FM HD2 (Yorktown)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitefoxsportsradio1310.com

WGH (1310 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Newport News, Virginia, and serving Hampton Roads.[5] WGH is owned and operated by Max Media,[6] and airs a sports radio format. It mostly carries shows from Fox Sports Radio and calls itself "Fox Sports 1310 and 100.9." Studios and offices are on Greenwich Road in Virginia Beach, Virginia.[7]

WGH operates with 20,000 watts by day and 5,000 watts at night. To protect other stations on 1310 AM, it uses a directional antenna, sending much of the signal to the east. The transmitter is off Mary Ann Drive in Hampton, just over the line from Newport News.[8] Programming is also heard on 250-watt FM translator W265EF at 100.9 MHz in Newport News.[9]

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  4. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WGH". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
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  7. ^ "Google Maps".
  8. ^ "WGH-AM Radio Station Daytime Coverage Map". radio-locator.com.
  9. ^ "W265EF-FM 100.9 MHz - Newport News, VA". radio-locator.com.