| |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1490 kHz |
| Branding | Praise 94.5 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Gospel |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Mount Carmel Baptist Church |
| History | |
First air date | January 1962 |
Former call signs | WSIB (1962–1981) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 70408 |
| Class | C |
| Power |
|
Transmitter coordinates | 32°26′8″N 80°41′54″W / 32.43556°N 80.69833°W |
| Translator(s) | 94.5 W233AW (Beaufort) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 945praise.com |
WVGB (1490 AM) is a radio station licensed to Beaufort, South Carolina, United States. The station is currently owned by Mount Carmel Baptist Church and broadcasts a gospel music format known as "Praise 94.5", reflecting the frequency of its FM translator.
Established in 1962 as WSIB, the second radio station in Beaufort, a license revocation by the Federal Communications Commission over billing fraud resulted in what amounted to a forced sale in 1981. For most of the time since then, under the WVGB call sign, the station has served the local Black community.