WBGV
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WBGV is a radio station
broadcasting a country music
format. Licensed to Marlette, Michigan
. It first began broadcasting in 1999. It serves the central area of Michigan's Thumb
, and can be heard as far away as Port Huron
, Lapeer
, Romeo
, and Bad Axe.
WBGV offers a wide range of modern country music, along with the Sunday classics
show. It is an ABC
affiliate, owned by G.B. Broadcasting
. WBGV is an ABC Radio Today's Best Country
station.
ABC news
updates are provided hourly and local news runs at Noon, 5 and 6 pm. The local news is produced by sister station WMIC
, in Sandusky which also has a country music format, but only in the mornings and at night (the station is News/Talk the remainder of the time it is on the air, having to sign off at local sunset). When WMIC signs off at sunset, listeners are urged to tune into Country 92.5, because it is on the air for 24 hours.
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 a country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
format. Licensed to Marlette, Michigan
Marlette, Michigan
Marlette is a city in Sanilac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The 2006 US Census population estimate was 2,053. The city is located within Marlette Township, but is politically autonomous....
. It first began broadcasting in 1999. It serves the central area of Michigan's Thumb
The Thumb
The Thumb is a region and a peninsula of Michigan, so named because the Lower Peninsula is shaped like a mitten; thus the Thumb is the area that looks like the thumb of the mitten. The Thumb is generally considered to be in the Mid-Michigan area of the state, located east of Flint/Tri-Cities...
, and can be heard as far away as Port Huron
Port Huron, Michigan
Port Huron is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of St. Clair County. The population was 30,184 at the 2010 census. The city is adjacent to Port Huron Township but is administratively autonomous. It is joined by the Blue Water Bridge over the St. Clair River to Sarnia,...
, Lapeer
Lapeer, Michigan
Lapeer is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is the county seat of Lapeer County. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 8,841. Most of the city was incorporated from land that was formerly in Lapeer Township, though portions were also annexed from Mayfield Township and Elba...
, Romeo
Romeo, Michigan
Romeo is a village in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,721 at the 2000 census. The village is situated at the southeast corner of Bruce Township, with a portion extending south into Washington Township. Armada Township is adjacent to the east and Ray Township to the...
, and Bad Axe.
WBGV offers a wide range of modern country music, along with the Sunday classics
Classic country
Classic country is a music radio format that specializes in playing mainstream country hits from past decades.This genre generally follows one of two formats: those specializing in hits from the 1920s through the early 1970s, and focus primarily on innovators and artists from country music's Golden...
show. It is an ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
affiliate, owned by G.B. Broadcasting
Sanilac/GB Broadcasting
Sanilac Broadcasting and GB Broadcasting own and operate three radio stations in Sanilac County, Michigan, and are local ABC affiliates. They are:*WMIC 660 AM, Sandusky, The Thumb's Information Station...
. WBGV is an ABC Radio Today's Best Country
Today's Best Country
Best Country Today is one of the 24 hour live formats produced by Cumulus Media Networks. It is designed to appeal to a wide range of listeners, concentrating on a younger audience than would generally listen to traditional Country stations...
station.
ABC news
ABC News
ABC News is the news gathering and broadcasting division of American broadcast television network ABC, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company...
updates are provided hourly and local news runs at Noon, 5 and 6 pm. The local news is produced by sister station WMIC
WMIC
WMIC is a news/talk and country radio station licensed to Sandusky, Michigan. WMIC signed on the air at 1560 kHz on June 27, 1968, and changed its frequency to the current 660 in 1987, serving Sandusky, the Thumb and the Blue Water area of Michigan. Part of WMIC 660's success is mostly due to...
, in Sandusky which also has a country music format, but only in the mornings and at night (the station is News/Talk the remainder of the time it is on the air, having to sign off at local sunset). When WMIC signs off at sunset, listeners are urged to tune into Country 92.5, because it is on the air for 24 hours.