WVGM
Encyclopedia
WVGM is a Sports Radio
formatted broadcast
radio station
affiliated with ESPN Radio
.
WVGM is licensed to Lynchburg, Virginia
, serving the Metro Lynchburg area. WVGM is owned and operated by 3 Daughters Media.
It later became WJJS, then an urban contemporary
formatted station.
3 Daughters Media bought WVGM and WGMN
from Clear Channel Communications
in a deal announced late in 2006.
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...
formatted broadcast
Broadcasting
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radio station
Radio station
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affiliated with ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio is an American sports radio network. It was launched on January 1, 1992 under the original banner of "SportsRadio ESPN." ESPN Radio is located at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut...
.
WVGM is licensed to Lynchburg, Virginia
Lynchburg, Virginia
Lynchburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The population was 75,568 as of 2010. Located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains along the banks of the James River, Lynchburg is known as the "City of Seven Hills" or "The Hill City." Lynchburg was the only major city in...
, serving the Metro Lynchburg area. WVGM is owned and operated by 3 Daughters Media.
History
WVGM signed on February 22, 1962 as WDMS, the initials of the original owner Danny Shaver.It later became WJJS, then an urban contemporary
Urban contemporary
Urban contemporary is a music radio format. The term was coined by the late New York DJ Frankie Crocker in the mid 1970s. Urban contemporary radio stations feature a playlist made up entirely of hip hop/rap, contemporary R&B, pop, electronica such as dubstep and drum and bass and Caribbean music...
formatted station.
3 Daughters Media bought WVGM and WGMN
WGMN
WGMN is a Sports Radio formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Roanoke, Virginia, serving the Metro Roanoke area. WGMN is owned and operated by 3 Daughters Media.-History:...
from 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...
in a deal announced late in 2006.