WGOS is a radio station

Radio station

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 broadcasting a
news talk format. Licensed to High Point, NC, USA, it serves the Piedmont Triad

Piedmont Triad

The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the...

 area. The station is currently owned by Iglesia Nueva Vida, a religious broadcaster. WGOS operates during the day only.

History

WHPE 1070 AM and 95.5 FM was originally licensed to the High Point Enterprise in 1948. The station was religious in the 1960s and then played Top 40. In 1974, the FM station was purchased by the Bible Broadcasting Network

Bible Broadcasting Network

The Bible Broadcasting Network is a listener-supported global Christian radio network staffed and headquartered in Charlotte, NC. The programming consists of 50% outside ministries, 30% music and 20% BBN produced programs...

 as its second station.

In 1990, WGOS was playing "golden oldies

Oldies

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." From 1992 until 1995, WGOS was a talk radio

Talk radio

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 station. By 1997, the station was airing a mix of gospel music

Gospel music

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, country music

Country music

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 and Spanish language

Spanish language

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 programming.

On February 3, 2003, legendary radio host Dusty Dunn made his debut on WGOS, more than a year after WWBG

WWBG

WWBG is an American radio station licensed to serve Greensboro, North Carolina, USA. The station, launched in 1999, is currently owned by the Qué Pasa Media Network and the broadcast license is held by Davidson Media Station WWBS Licensee, LLC.WWBG broadcasts a Spanish-language contemporary music...

 let him go due to a format change to Spanish. As he did on on WWBG, he talked about politics and issues, interviewed local leaders, and took phone calls from listeners. In order to convince station management to hire him, Dunn sold his own advertising. Also in 2003, WGOS moved its studio to Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina

Greensboro is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the third-largest city by population in North Carolina and the largest city in Guilford County and the surrounding Piedmont Triad metropolitan region. According to the 2010 U.S...

. Starting in 2006, the show focused primarily on sports, with Jim Modlin as co-host.

On May 30, 2008, Dunn retired after 44 years in Greensboro area radio.

Ritchy Broadcasting owned the station prior to its sale to High Point-based religious broadcaster Iglesia Nueva Vida.