WLAG (1240 AM, "Eagle Sports 1240 & 96.9") is a radio station broadcasting a sports format featuring programming from ESPN Radio. WLAG is licensed to serve the community of La Grange, Georgia, United States. The station is currently owned by Eagle's Nest, Inc.[2]
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Frequency | 1240 kHz |
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Branding | Eagle Sports 1240 & 96.9 |
Programmierung | |
Format | Sports |
Affiliations | Infinity Sports Network |
Ownership | |
Owner | Eagle's Nest, Inc. |
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History | |
First air date | 1941 |
Call sign meaning | W LA Grange |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 32980 |
Class | C |
Power | 1,000 watts unlimited |
Transmitter coordinates | 33°2′24.00″N 85°1′27.00″W / 33.0400000°N 85.0241667°W |
Translator(s) | 96.9 W245AW (La Grange) |
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Public license information | |
Website | WLAG Online |
History
editWLAG's first license was granted on May 5, 1941.[3] From 1941 to 1987, the station was owned and managed by Edwin Mullinax.[4]
(The WLAG call sign had been used by other broadcasters. From 1922 to 1924, it was used for the precursor to WCCO in Minneapolis, Minnesota, one of the Upper Midwest's most notable broadcasters.)
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editReferences
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WLAG". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WLAG Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "AM Query Results: First License" (FCC.gov)
- ^ "WLAG, in LaGrange, Ga., Makes Its Formal Debut", Broadcasting, May 12, 1941, page 68.
External links
edit- WLAG official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 32980 (WLAG) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WLAG in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 138348 (W245AW) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W245AW at FCCdata.org