WMGY

WMGY

City	Montgomery, Alabama
Slogan	"Montgomery's Gospel Station"
Frequency	800 kHz
Translator(s)	W257DS 99.3 FM
First air date	July 26, 1946
Format	Southern Gospel
Power	1,000 watts (day) 143 watts (night)
Class	D
Facility ID	73260
Transmitter coordinates	32°24′48″N 86°17′25″W / 32.41333°N 86.29028°W / 32.41333; -86.29028Coordinates: 32°24′48″N 86°17′25″W / 32.41333°N 86.29028°W / 32.41333; -86.29028
Callsign meaning	MontGomerY
Affiliations	Salem Communications
Owner	Terry L. Barber
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	wmgyradio.com

WMGY (800 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Montgomery, Alabama, USA. The station, which began broadcasting in 1946, is owned by Terry L. Barber.

WMGY broadcasts a Southern Gospel music format to the Montgomery metropolitan area.^[1] The station features programming from Salem Communications.

History

This AM station began operations on July 26, 1946, as a daytime-only broadcaster using the callsign WMGY with 1,000 watts of power on 800 kHz under the ownership of the Dixie Broadcasting Company.^[2] In November 1958, WMGY was acquired by Radio Montgomery, Inc., as part of the C. A. McClure Stations Group.^[3]

In the late 1970s, the station's license was transferred to George H. Buck, Jr., and the longtime country and western music format was replaced with Southern Gospel and religious radio programming.^[4] The station has maintained this format for more than 30 years and calls itself "the oldest Christian music station in Montgomery".^[5] In March 1982, owner George H. Buck, Jr., reached an agreement to transfer the license for this station to WMGY Radio, Inc. The deal was approved by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on April 23, 1982.^[6] Terry L. Barber purchased WMGY in a transaction that was consummated on April 30, 2015, at a purchase price of $60,000.

In addition to its local broadcasts, WMGY began streaming its programming over the internet in 2007.^[5]

As of August 2016, this station is now being heard on W257DS 99.3 FM, in Montgomery.

Former on-air staff

Sammy Stephens, who was given his first job at WMGY by Rad Dodson, became a celebrity for his "It's just like a mini-mall" rap advertisements for Flea Market Montgomery. Stephens got his start in broadcasting as the "Candyman," his on-air persona for WMGY and WXVI radio stations.^[7]

Billy Nobles was named Favorite DJ Medium Market by the Singing News Fan Awards in 1988, 1989, and 1993.

References

↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
↑ "Directory of Standard Broadcasting Stations of the United States". Broadcasting-Telecasting 1948 Yearbook. Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1948. p. 75.
↑ "Directory of AM and FM Radio stations in the U.S.". 1960 Broadcasting Yearbook. Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1960. p. A-109.
↑ "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada". Broadcasting Yearbook 1979. Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1979. p. C-6.
1 2 "Station History & Information". WMGY Radio 800 AM. Retrieved January 25, 2009.
↑ "Application Search Details (BAL-19820329FL)". FCC Media Bureau. April 23, 1982.
↑ Simmons, Darryn (April 20, 2007). "Sammy Stephens: Just like a celebrity". Montgomery Advertiser.

External links

WMGY official website

Query the FCC's AM station database for WMGY

Radio-Locator Information on WMGY

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WMGY

Radio stations serving the Montgomery, Alabama market

by AM frequency	580 740 800 950 970 1130 1170 1210 1250 1300 1340 1410 1440 1600

by FM frequency	88.1 88.3 88.7 89.1 89.9 90.7 92.3 93.1 95.1 95.5 96.1 97.1 97.5 97.9 98.9 100.9 101.5 101.9 102.7 103.3 104.3 104.9 105.7 107.5 107.9

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.400

by call sign	KIH55 W274BG WACQ WACV WALQ WALX WAPR WBAM-FM WELL-FM WGMP WHHY-FM WHLW WIQR WJAM WJSP-FM WJWZ WLBF WLWI WLWI-FM WMGY WMRK-FM WMSP WMXS WNZZ WQKS-FM WRBZ WTBF WTLS WTSU WTXK WVAS WVRV WWMG WXFX WXVI WZHT

Alabama radio markets Birmingham Dothan Florence-Muscle Shoals Huntsville Mobile Montgomery Tuscaloosa Other Alabama radio regions Anniston Auburn Columbus, Georgia Gadsden Meridian, Mississippi See also List of radio stations in Alabama

Religious radio stations in the state of Alabama

Stations	WAKD – Sheffield WALN – Carrollton WAQG – Ozark WAQU – Selma WAXU – Troy WAYH – Harvest WBFR – Birmingham WBHY – Mobile WBSA – Boaz WBTG-FM – Sheffield WBXR – Hazel Green WDYF – Dothan WEBT – Langdale WELB – Elba WELL-FM – Dadeville WFBH-LP – Hamilton WGIB – Birmingham WGRW – Anniston WGTF – Dothan WIJD – Prichard WILF – Monroeville WIRB – Level Plains WJCK – Piedmont WJEC – Vernon WJIA – Guntersville WJIF – Opp WJIK – Fulton WJSD-LP – Henagar WKNG-FM – Heflin WKRE – Argo WKUA – Moundville WKWL – Florala WKZD - Priceville WLBF – Montgomery WLJR – Birmingham WLPR – Prichard WLVM – Chickasaw WMBV – Dixons Mills WMCJ – Cullman WMFT – Tuscaloosa WMGY – Montgomery WMMA – Irondale/Birmingham WMOB – Mobile WNGL – Mobile WPMR-LP – Russellville WQEM – Columbiana WQLS – Camden WRNF – Selma WRNK-LP – Lanett WSJL – Bessemer WSTF – Andalusia WTBB – Gadsden WTBJ – Oxford WTOF – Bay Minette WURY-LP – Phenix City WVMB-LP – Madison WVOB – Dothan WVPL – Dozier WWFC-LP – Bryant WXJC-FM – Cordova WYFD – Decatur

Defunct	WKOC-LP – Ider WUAC-LP – Tuscaloosa WZTQ – Centre

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Alabama See also Classical Jazz Religious Spanish Smooth Jazz Other

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