WMGP
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| City | Hogansville, Georgia |
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| Broadcast area | Midwest Georgia |
| Branding | Magic 98.1 |
| Slogan | "Midwest Georgia's Greatest Hits of All Time!" |
| Frequency | 98.1 MHz |
| First air date | August 9, 1991 |
| Format | Classic Hits |
| ERP | 25,000 watts |
| HAAT | 100 meters |
| Class | C3 |
| Facility ID | 39619 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 33°3′54.00″N 84°57′23.00″W / 33.0650000°N 84.9563889°W |
| Former callsigns |
WEIZ (1991-1995) WZLG (1995-1999) WMAX-FM (07/30/1999) WISY (7/30/1999) WMAX-FM (08/02/1999) WMGP (02/28/2002 - Present) |
| Owner |
iHeartMedia, Inc. (Citicasters Licenses, Inc.) |
| Sister stations | WCOH, WVCC, WWPW, WGST, WUBL, WRDG, WBZY, WRDA |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | magic981.com |
WMGP (98.1 FM, "Magic 98.1") is a rock-leaning classic hits music-formatted radio station that plays hit music from the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. The station is licensed to Hogansville, Georgia and serves the southwest tip of Atlanta and Midwest Georgia area. Since February 2002, it has used the branding "Midwest Georgia's Magic 98.1" and currently uses the branding "Magic 98.1". The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., along with sister stations in Newnan, Georgia and Atlanta, Georgia.
History
The station went on the air as WEIZ on 1991-08-09. On 1995-01-20, the station changed its call sign to WZLG, on 1999-07-30 to WMAX-FM, then again on 1999-08-02 to WMAX-FM going by the branding "Mix 98.1", and on 2002-02-28 to the current WMGP with current branding "Magic 98.1",[1]
References
- ↑ "WMGP Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WMGP
- Radio-Locator information on WMGP
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WMGP