WXTG (AM)

WXTG
Broadcast areaHampton Roads
Frequency1490 kHz
BrandingThe Groove
Programming
FormatClassic Soul/Urban Oldies
Ownership
Owner
  • Terry Suggs
  • (TL Broadcasting LLC)
History
First air date
1948 (as WVEC at 1050)
Former call signs
WVEC (1948–1978)
WWDE (1978–1981)
WPEX (1981–1992)
WOJY (1992–1997)
WBYM (1997–2003)
WLRT (2003–2007)[1]
Former frequencies
1050 kHz (1948–1951)[1]
Call sign meaning
W X The Game (for former sports format)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID25917
ClassC
Power970 watts day and night
Transmitter coordinates
37°1′50.0″N 76°22′32.0″W / 37.030556°N 76.375556°W / 37.030556; -76.375556
Translator(s)101.9 W270DA (Hampton)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
WebsiteTheGroove1019.com

WXTG (1490 kHz "The Groove") is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Hampton, Virginia, and serving Hampton Roads, including Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News and Virginia Beach. WXTG is owned and operated by Terry Suggs, through licensee TL Broadcasting LLC.[3] It carries a classic soul and urban oldies radio format.

WXTG’s transmitter power output is 970 watts, using a non-directional antenna.[4] Programming is also heard on FM translator station 101.9 W270DA, with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 175 watts.[5]

  1. ^ a b "FCC History Cards for WXTG".
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WXTG". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "WXTG Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WXTG-AM
  5. ^ Radio-Locator.com/W270DA