WAGF is a radio station

Radio station

Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...

 broadcasting an Urban Talk radio

Talk radio

Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...

 format. WAGF is licensed to serve the community of Dothan, Alabama

Dothan, Alabama

Dothan is a city located in the southeastern corner of the US state of Alabama, situated approximately west of the Georgia state line and north of Florida. It is the seat of Houston County, with portions extending into nearby Dale County and Henry County...

, USA. The station is currently owned by Wilson Broadcasting Co., Inc. The station was assigned the WAGF call letters by the Federal Communications Commission

Federal Communications Commission

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 on January 1, 1985.

Programming

WAGF features programming from CNN Radio. Notable on-air personalities include Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, the Rev. Al Sharpton

Al Sharpton

Alfred Charles "Al" Sharpton, Jr. is an American Baptist minister, civil rights activist, and television/radio talk show host. In 2004, he was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. presidential election...

, the sports duo 2 Live Stews, and the "gorgeous queen of night time talk" Bev Smith.

History

WAGF originally went on the air in 1932 and was long billed as the "Voice of the Tri-States." The stations original owners were Fred Mosley, Julian Smith, and John Hubbard. Mosely and Smith later bought out Hubbard's interest in WAGF and owned the station until 1976 when they sold the station to Clark and Mary Evelyn Jones. The Jones' sold the station in the 1980s to Frank Johnson who owned it until it went dark (date unknown). It stayed dark several years until revived by Wilson Broadcasting. While owned by Smith and Mosley (a.k.a Dothan Broadcasting Company) WAGF operated with a small, yet loyal staff.

Lamar "Early Bird" Trammell worked at the station, mostly as morning host, from 1939-1976 with the exception of a military stint during World War II. Trammell was miffed when his longtime employers would not allow him to purchase the station instead selling it to the Jones family. Trammell left WAGF and bought WDIG

WWNT

WWNT is a radio station broadcasting a talk radio format. Licensed to Dove Broadcasting, Inc, the station serves the Dothan, Alabama, USA area and features programing from Fox News Radio....

, Dothan, from Ed Wein. Among WAGF's former employees are CBS News anchor Douglas Edwards

Douglas Edwards

Douglas Edwards was America's first network news television anchor, anchoring CBS's first nightly news broadcast from 1948–1962, which was later to be titled CBS Evening News.-Early life and career:...

(deceased), Bobby Price (now a sales executive in Dothan), Marv Edwards, Noel Peters, Bob Leslie (deceased), Michael Bruner Adams, and Ken Curtis, the longtime news director at WDHN, the ABC television affiliate in Dothan.