WSEG
Encyclopedia
WSEG is a radio station
broadcasting an Adult Standards
format. Licensed to Savannah, Georgia
, USA, the station serves the Savannah area. The station is currently owned by Marmac Communications, LLC and features programming from Dial Global
's Adult Standards format known as America's Best Music
. In April
2011, WSEG started simulcasting on the FM frequency 104.3 in Savannah (translator W282AR licensed to Savannah).
(FCC), to build a new station in Savannah, in the waning days of World War II
. Neff was granted a construction permit for a station to operate at 1400 on the AM dial, with 250 watts fulltime. The station, assigned the call letters WDAR, took to the air in mid-1946. Their studios were located at 34 E. Bryan Street, a second floor suite of offices, located over the Georgia State Bank building. WDAR/WSGA had no network affiliation until early 1961, when it picked up the ABC affiliation previously held by WFRP/WSOK
.
Less than two years later, Neff built WDAR-FM, at 96.5 on the dial with just over 13,000 watts ERP.
By the time Neff sold the AM station to Donald Jones in 1956, WDAR-FM had surrendered its license. When Jones bought the station, the call letters were immediately changed to WSGA (Savannah, GeorgiA), and the station eventually moved to the Liberty Street studios.
Under Jones' operation, WSGA had an adult pop/block format--MOR/pop early mornings, more pop in middays, top-40 between 3 & 6 p.m., and after 8 at night. The station played "dinner music" weeknights from 6 'till 8, and signed off each night at midnight.
The all top-40 era of The Goodtimer, WSGA, began in October, 1968. The station was known as "One Forty, WSGA" from 1968-1982. In September 1982, WSGA was seeing competition from FM top-40 stations and changed its format to "The Music of Your Life
," then briefly to a CNN
simulcast. During the 1990s WSGA was a Christian Talk Radio Station, and also an FM Simulcast station for an FM
Station in Savannah, (WZAT, when it broadcast an Alternative
format in the early 1990s) which is still in operation under its original call letters.
In 2007, Gilliam Communications Inc. sold WHGM to MarMac Communications. The station's format at the time was gospel
.
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 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...
format. Licensed to Savannah, Georgia
Savannah, Georgia
Savannah is the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah was the colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Today Savannah is an industrial center and an important...
, USA, the station serves the Savannah area. The station is currently owned by Marmac Communications, LLC and features programming from Dial Global
Dial Global
Dial Global is a radio syndication company. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Triton Media Group and is a sister company to Townsquare Media, both of which are owned by Oaktree Capital Management....
's Adult Standards format known as America's Best Music
America's Best Music
America's Best Music is the on-air branding of an adult standards 24-hour radio network, known internally as Adult Standards and formerly known as AM Only, currently owned by Dial Global. It was one of the original Westwood One's Transtar networks...
. In April
April
April is the fourth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars, and one of four months with a length of 30 days. April was originally the second month of the Roman calendar, before January and February were added by King Numa Pompilius about 700 BC...
2011, WSEG started simulcasting on the FM frequency 104.3 in Savannah (translator W282AR licensed to Savannah).
History
The A.C. Neff Company made an application to the Federal Communications CommissionFederal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
(FCC), to build a new station in Savannah, in the waning days of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. Neff was granted a construction permit for a station to operate at 1400 on the AM dial, with 250 watts fulltime. The station, assigned the call letters WDAR, took to the air in mid-1946. Their studios were located at 34 E. Bryan Street, a second floor suite of offices, located over the Georgia State Bank building. WDAR/WSGA had no network affiliation until early 1961, when it picked up the ABC affiliation previously held by WFRP/WSOK
WSOK
WSOK is a radio station broadcasting a Gospel format. Licensed to Savannah, Georgia, USA, the station serves the Savannah area. The station is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications and features programing from Westwood One....
.
Less than two years later, Neff built WDAR-FM, at 96.5 on the dial with just over 13,000 watts ERP.
By the time Neff sold the AM station to Donald Jones in 1956, WDAR-FM had surrendered its license. When Jones bought the station, the call letters were immediately changed to WSGA (Savannah, GeorgiA), and the station eventually moved to the Liberty Street studios.
Under Jones' operation, WSGA had an adult pop/block format--MOR/pop early mornings, more pop in middays, top-40 between 3 & 6 p.m., and after 8 at night. The station played "dinner music" weeknights from 6 'till 8, and signed off each night at midnight.
The all top-40 era of The Goodtimer, WSGA, began in October, 1968. The station was known as "One Forty, WSGA" from 1968-1982. In September 1982, WSGA was seeing competition from FM top-40 stations and changed its format to "The Music of Your Life
Music of Your Life
Music of Your Life is a satellite-delivered radio network featuring the Adult Standards music format. Created by record executive and jingle writer Al Ham, and now under the direction of Marc Angell, Music of Your Life has more than 50 AM, FM and HD-2 radio station affiliates, and has been in...
," then briefly to a CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
simulcast. During the 1990s WSGA was a Christian Talk Radio Station, and also an FM Simulcast station for an FM
WSGA-FM
WSGA , known as "Classic Country 92.3", is a classic country radio station targeted towards Savannah, Georgia. It is owned by TAMA Radio Group. The call sign and format were on the weaker sister station WTHG, which flipped to a classic rock format in late April, 2006...
Station in Savannah, (WZAT, when it broadcast an Alternative
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
format in the early 1990s) which is still in operation under its original call letters.
In 2007, Gilliam Communications Inc. sold WHGM to MarMac Communications. The station's format at the time was gospel
Gospel music
Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal, spiritual or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....
.
Personalities
The air staff over those Top 40 years included many personalities who would go on to the majors. The credit to the overall operation and management of WSGA Radio goes to Owner Albert Weis, and long-time programmer Jerry Rogers. WSGA was a "Radio Farm Team" for the major leagues.- Chris O'Brien - Mornings WSGA / WMET ChicagoChicagoChicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
- Jack Murphy - Mornings WSGA / Z100 New YorkNew YorkNew York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
/ KKLQ San Diego - David Blair - Mid-days WSGA / KSLQ St. Louis
- Denis Reidy - Nights WSGA / WCMS Norfolk, VirginiaNorfolk, VirginiaNorfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach....
/ WXLO New York - Chuck Cannon - Nights WSGA / KKLQ San Diego / KFRC San Francisco
- Mark Thomas - Mornings WSGA / KLOS Los AngelesLos ÁngelesLos Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
"Mark & BrianMark & BrianThe Mark & Brian Show is an American radio talk show hosted by Mark Thompson and Brian Phelps, known on the air as "Mark & Brian." The syndicated program originates weekday mornings from KLOS-FM in Los Angeles, California, and blends comedy sketches, listener phone calls, interviews with in-studio...
" - "Danny" Kramer - "DK the DJ" was the number one show in Savannah in the early 1960s.