WVGM | |
City: | Lynchburg, Virginia |
Area: | Lynchburg metropolitan area |
Branding: | VTRN Sports |
Frequency: | 1320 kHz |
Airdate: | as WDMS |
Format: | Sports radio |
Power: | 1,000 watts day 24 watts night |
Class: | D |
Facility Id: | 70330 |
Coordinates: | 37.4269°N -79.1239°W |
Callsign Meaning: | W Virginia's GaMe (former branding) |
Former Callsigns: | WDMS (1962–1968) WLGM (1968–1986) WJJS (1986–1992) WXYU (1992–1993) WVLR (1993–1996) WJJS (1996–1998)[1] |
Affiliations: | Infinity Sports Network VSiN Radio |
Owner: | 3 Daughters Media |
Sister Stations: | WBLT, WGMN, WMNA, WMNA-FM |
Webcast: | WVGM Webstream |
Website: | WVGM Online |
Licensing Authority: | FCC |
WVGM (1320 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Lynchburg, Virginia. It broadcasts a sports radio format and is owned and operated by 3 Daughters Media.[2] Most programming comes from Infinity Sports Network with some programming from the Vegas Stats & Information Network.
By day, WVGM is powered at 1,000 watts non-directional. But to protect other stations on 1320 AM from interference, it reduces power at night to only 24 watts.[3] Programming is also heard on 250-watt FM translator W227BG at 93.3 MHz.[4]
The station signed on the air on . The call sign was WDMS. It was originally a daytimer, required to go off the air at night. In the 1970s, the station was Top 40 outlet WLGM. It played the current hits and was an affiliate of the ABC Entertainment Network.[5]
3 Daughters Media bought WVGM and WGMN from Clear Channel Communications in a deal announced late in 2006.[6]