WTGM
Encyclopedia
WTGM is a radio station
broadcasting a sports radio
format. Licensed to Salisbury, Maryland
, USA, the station is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications
.
Sports talk 960 is affiliated with Fox Sports Radio. WTGM is the Flagship Station for the Delmarva Shorebirds (Class 'A' minor league affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, since 2005).WTGM served as the flagship station for the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore Men's and Women's Basketball teams from 2004 until the 2008-2009 season. Sports Talk 960 carries around 50 Orioles games a year. Sports Talk 960 has aired local sporting events including High School Football, UMES Baseball, Salisbury University Baseball and the 2005 Division III National Lacrosse Championship in Philadelphia(Salisbury University defeated Middlebury 11-10).Local Shows: The Endzone with Ed, Frank and Jon (from 2004–2008), Bases Loaded (2006),and Center Court (2005–2006).
The "Sports Talk 960" logo and imaging are reflections of former sister station WTEM in Washington, DC.
On February 22, 2011 WTGM rebranded as "The Sports Animal".
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 sports radio
Sports radio
Sports radio is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcasting of sporting events. A popular format with an almost exclusively male demographic in most areas, sports radio is characterized by an often-boisterous on-air style and extensive debate and analysis by both hosts and...
format. Licensed to Salisbury, Maryland
Salisbury, Maryland
-Demographics:Salisbury is the principal city of the Salisbury-Ocean Pines CSA, a Combined Statistical Area that includes the Salisbury metropolitan area and the Ocean Pines micropolitan area , which had a combined population of 176,657 at the 2010 census.As of the census of 2000, there were...
, USA, the station is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...
.
Sports talk 960 is affiliated with Fox Sports Radio. WTGM is the Flagship Station for the Delmarva Shorebirds (Class 'A' minor league affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, since 2005).WTGM served as the flagship station for the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore Men's and Women's Basketball teams from 2004 until the 2008-2009 season. Sports Talk 960 carries around 50 Orioles games a year. Sports Talk 960 has aired local sporting events including High School Football, UMES Baseball, Salisbury University Baseball and the 2005 Division III National Lacrosse Championship in Philadelphia(Salisbury University defeated Middlebury 11-10).Local Shows: The Endzone with Ed, Frank and Jon (from 2004–2008), Bases Loaded (2006),and Center Court (2005–2006).
The "Sports Talk 960" logo and imaging are reflections of former sister station WTEM in Washington, DC.
On February 22, 2011 WTGM rebranded as "The Sports Animal".