WGL (AM)
WGL was first licensed, with the sequentially issued call letters WHBJ, to the Lauer Auto Company at 2109 South Calhoun Street on March 3, 1925.
[7] Following the establishment of the Federal Radio Commission (FRC), stations were initially issued a series of temporary authorizations starting on May 3, 1927.
[8] In addition, stations were informed that if they wanted to continue operating, they needed to file a formal license application by January 15, 1928, as the first step in determining whether they met the new "public interest, convenience, or necessity" standard.
[9] On May 25, 1928, the FRC issued General Order 32, which notified 164 stations, including WCWK, that "From an examination of your application for future license it does not find that public interest, convenience, or necessity would be served by granting it.
In August 1941, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) began implementation of a "duopoly" rule, which restricted licensees from operating more than one radio station in a given market.
Weekday programming on The River consisted of Dial Global's America's Best Music format from midnight to noon and then from 6 p.m. to midnight, Dave Ramsey from noon to 3 p.m., and local talk host Pat White from 3 to 6 p.m. WGL's programming was simulcast full-time on WGL-FM (102.9) until 12:00PM on April 1, 2010, when the FM station broke away to air a Soft AC format as "V102.9".
[17] Former WLYV and WQHK-FM disc jockey Rick Hughes served as the station's morning host; Pat White's show was retained on the simulcast (and moved to 2 to 5 p.m.), while Dave Ramsey was dropped from the WGL lineup.
[18] In March 2014, Adams Radio Group, LLC entered an agreement to purchase Summit City's cluster (which includes WGL).
[20] The transaction, at a price of $6.4 million, was consummated on June 2, 2014; WGL switched to Fox Sports Radio programming the following day.
[21] On March 22, 2020, due to a significant decline in advertising revenue attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic, Adams Radio Group suspended operations for WGL.
