The station is currently owned by Mount Carmel Baptist Church and broadcasts a gospel music format known as "Praise 94.5", reflecting the frequency of its FM translator.
Established in 1962 as WSIB, the second radio station in Beaufort, a license revocation by the Federal Communications Commission over billing fraud resulted in what amounted to a forced sale in 1981.
[5][6] The original shareholders sold WSIB in 1965 to the Sea Island Broadcasting Corporation of S.C., which was controlled by Charles Bell, the station's chief engineer, with the Merritt and Klatt families owning the remainder.
Naumowicz charged Bell with making a series of false statements to the FCC and its investigators in connection with the case, which probed the use of "double billing" between 1971 and 1973,[9] and noted that the actions "merited the severest sanctions".
[17] On March 18, Bell was murdered after having apparently surprised a yard worker attempting to steal silver; his body was found in a field in Early Branch, while his car was stolen and recovered in Jacksonville, Florida.
[18] The suspect, Billy Eugene Brooker, pleaded guilty to charges including murder, kidnapping, and grand larceny in December 1981 and sentenced to three life terms in prison.
[24] By 1991, WVGB had found its programming niche, serving the Lowcountry's Black community with a gospel music format as well as broadcasts of local worship services.