WWGB

WWGB
Broadcast area
Washington metropolitan area
Frequency1030 kHz
BrandingPoder 1030 (Power 1030)
Programming
LanguageSpanish
FormatChristian radio
Ownership
OwnerGood Body Media, LLC
History
First air date
June 1986 (1986-06)
Last air date
July 17, 2026 (2026-07-17)
Former call signs
  • WBZE (1984–1989)
  • WNTL (1989–1997)
Call sign meaning
Washington Good Body
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
71245
ClassD
Power50,000 watts daytime only
Transmitter coordinates
38°33′56.4″N 76°49′3.9″W / 38.565667°N 76.817750°W / 38.565667; -76.817750
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live

WWGB was a broadcast radio station licensed to Indian Head, Maryland, serving the Washington metropolitan area.[2] WWGB was owned and operated by Good Body Media, LLC.[3] It only operated during daytime hours, in order to protect the nighttime signal of WBZ in Boston.

History

The station was first licensed as WBZE, with the call sign chosen to honor WBZ in Boston; the station's sign-off message at the time encouraged listeners to stay tuned to the frequency to continue listening to WBZ. WBZE played Black gospel music.[4][5]

In 1989, the call letters were changed to WNTL ("international") and the station moved to brokered programming largely focused at an Arab-American audience.[6] The station went bankrupt in 1996, and that spring it was recorded as playing oldies in simulcast with WINX (1600 AM). Mortenson Broadcasting purchased the station later in the year and instituted Christian programming in Spanish. In 2002, Mortenson sold to Good Body Media, a group consisting of the ownership of New York City-market television station WMBC-TV, for $2.9 million.[7]

The station went silent on July 17, 2026, citing financial issues.[8] The license was cancelled on August 10.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WWGB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
  3. ↑ "WWGB Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
  4. ↑ Yorke, Jeffrey (September 15, 1988). "SMALL RADIO STATIONS CHANNEL BIG HOPES". The Washington Post.
  5. ↑ White, Thomas. "Washington, D.C. AM Station History".
  6. ↑ Friedman, Jane (August 23, 1990). "FAMILIAR SOUNDS FOR ARAB AMERICANS". The Washington Post.
  7. ↑ "Assignments (FCC File No. BAL-20020410AAH)". FCC LMS.
  8. ↑ "Request for Silent Authority of an AM Station Application (FCC File No. 330784)". FCC LMS.
  9. ↑ "License Cancelled". Federal Communications Commission Licensing and Management System. August 10, 2026. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
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