WGNQ
Encyclopedia
WGNQ is a radio station
licensed
to serve Bridgeport, Alabama
, USA. The station is owned by MG Media, Inc. It broadcasts a Christian radio
format including Southern Gospel
music.
approved the transfer on July 9, 1998, and the transaction was formally consummated on August 10, 1998.
In July 1998, KEA Radio Inc. (Ronald H. Livengood, president) reached an agreement to acquire WBTS from Remal J. McCloud and Darren W. McCloud. The station sold for a reported $5,000. The deal was approved by the FCC on October 20, 1998, and the transaction was consummated on November 2, 1998. Under the new ownership, this station changed its call letters to WKEA on November 13, 1998
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The WKEA call letters were chosen to match co-owned WKEA-FM
in nearby Scottsboro, Alabama
. In 2001, in preparation for the sale of this AM station, WKEA's owners petitioned the FCC for new call letters and the station was assigned WYMR on February 13, 2001.
In December 2001, Dade County Broadcasting (Evan E. Stone, president) reached an agreement to purchase WYMR from KEA Radio Inc. (Ronald Livengood, president) for a reported sale price of $36,000. The deal was approved by the FCC on January 18, 2002, and the transaction was consummated on January 31, 2002. At the time of the sale, the station broadcast an adult standards
music format.
In April 2003, Stone Collins Communications Inc. (William J. Lord, VP) reached an agreement to purchase WYMR from Dade County Broadcasting Inc. (Evan E. Stone, president/director) for a reported sale price of $45,000. The deal was approved by the FCC on July 31, 2003, but the transaction was never consummated and the station's license remained with Dade County Broadcasting.
In June 2005, MG Media Inc. (Marvin Glass, owner) reached an agreement to purchase WYMR from Dade County Broadcasting Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on September 23, 2005, and the transaction was consummated on September 29, 2005.
The station was assigned the WGNQ call letters by the FCC on November 13, 2007.
Radio station
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licensed
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
to serve Bridgeport, Alabama
Bridgeport, Alabama
Bridgeport is a small city in Jackson County, Alabama, United States. At the time of 2000 census the population was 2,728. Bridgeport is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area.-History:...
, USA. The station is owned by MG Media, Inc. It broadcasts a Christian radio
Christian radio
Christian radio is a category of radio formats that focus on transmitting programming with a Christian message. In the United States, where it is more established, many such broadcasters play popular music of Christian influence, though many programs have talk or news programming covering...
format including Southern Gospel
Southern Gospel
Southern Gospel music—at one time also known as "quartet music"—is music whose lyrics are written to express either personal or a communal faith regarding biblical teachings and Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music...
music.
History
On April 15, 1998, longtime-owner of Bridgeport Broadcasting Company, the licensee for this station, then known as WBTS, Roy C. McCloud died. In June 1998, control of the company passed involuntarily to Remal J. McCloud and Darren W. McCloud, the joint executors of his estate. The Federal Communications CommissionFederal Communications Commission
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approved the transfer on July 9, 1998, and the transaction was formally consummated on August 10, 1998.
In July 1998, KEA Radio Inc. (Ronald H. Livengood, president) reached an agreement to acquire WBTS from Remal J. McCloud and Darren W. McCloud. The station sold for a reported $5,000. The deal was approved by the FCC on October 20, 1998, and the transaction was consummated on November 2, 1998. Under the new ownership, this station changed its call letters to WKEA on November 13, 1998
1998 in radio
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The WKEA call letters were chosen to match co-owned WKEA-FM
WKEA-FM
WKEA-FM is a radio station licensed to serve the community of Scottsboro, Alabama, USA. The station is owned by KEA Radio, Inc.WKEA-FM broadcasts a country music format including programming from Jones Radio Network and Fox News Radio....
in nearby Scottsboro, Alabama
Scottsboro, Alabama
Scottsboro is a city in Jackson County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city is 14,770. Named for its founder Robert Scott, the city is the county seat of Jackson County....
. In 2001, in preparation for the sale of this AM station, WKEA's owners petitioned the FCC for new call letters and the station was assigned WYMR on February 13, 2001.
In December 2001, Dade County Broadcasting (Evan E. Stone, president) reached an agreement to purchase WYMR from KEA Radio Inc. (Ronald Livengood, president) for a reported sale price of $36,000. The deal was approved by the FCC on January 18, 2002, and the transaction was consummated on January 31, 2002. At the time of the sale, the station broadcast an adult standards
Adult standards
Adult standards is a North American radio format heard primarily on AM or class A FM stations.Adult standards is aimed at "mature" adults, meaning mainly those persons over 50 years of age, but it is mostly targeted for senior citizens...
music format.
In April 2003, Stone Collins Communications Inc. (William J. Lord, VP) reached an agreement to purchase WYMR from Dade County Broadcasting Inc. (Evan E. Stone, president/director) for a reported sale price of $45,000. The deal was approved by the FCC on July 31, 2003, but the transaction was never consummated and the station's license remained with Dade County Broadcasting.
In June 2005, MG Media Inc. (Marvin Glass, owner) reached an agreement to purchase WYMR from Dade County Broadcasting Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on September 23, 2005, and the transaction was consummated on September 29, 2005.
The station was assigned the WGNQ call letters by the FCC on November 13, 2007.