WZGX (1450 AM) is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Bessemer, Alabama.
The station, founded in 1950 as WBCO, is owned by Lyle Reynolds, through licensee Red Mountain Ventures, LLC.
[3][4] Along with sister station WJHX and WIXI, WZGX was part of the "La Jefa" Spanish language broadcasting network covering north and central Alabama.
[5] The original WBCO call sign stood for "Bessemer Cutoff", named for a quirk in Jefferson County government granting the city special status.
Lanier sold the Bessemer Broadcasting Company and WBCO to John M. McClendon in July 1958.
[8] In April 1960, the station was acquired by Trans-America Broadcasting Corporation, the format was changed to country music and the call sign to WYAM.
Effective November 29, 2017, Bar Broadcasting sold WZGX to Lyle Reynolds' Red Mountain Ventures, LLC for $200,000.