WMGE (AM)

WMGE (1670 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an African American-oriented all-news format from the Black Information Network. Licensed to Dry Branch, Georgia, United States, the station serves the Macon area during the day and the southeast United States at night. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc..[1]

WMGE
CityDry Branch, Georgia
Broadcast areaMacon, Georgia
Frequency1670 kHz
BrandingMacon's BIN 1670
SloganBecause Truth Matters
Programming
FormatBlack-oriented news
AffiliationsBlack Information Network
Ownership
OwneriHeartMedia, Inc.
(iHM Licenses, LLC)
WIBB-FM, WIHB, WIHB-FM, WQBZ, WRBV
History
First air date
February 10, 2004 (license granted)
Former call signs
WAXP (1998)
WNML (1998–1999)
WRNC (1999–2003)
WMWR (2003–2006)
WVVM (2006–2009)
WFSM (2009–2010)
WPLA (2010–2016)
Technical information
Facility ID87110
ClassB
Power10,000 watts day
1,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
32°48′16″N 83°36′16″W
Links
WebcastListen live
Websitemacon.binnews.com

History
Logo as a Fox Sports Radio affiliate

The station was assigned the call letters WAXP on March 6, 1998. On July 1, 1998, the station changed its call sign to WNML, then on March 1, 1999 to WRNC. WRNC changed on November 17, 2003 to WMWR, again on February 21, 2006 to WVVM, then on March 2, 2009 to WFSM, on October 14, 2010 to WPLA, and on December 14, 2016 to the current WMGE.[2]

On June 29, 2020, fifteen iHeart stations in markets with large African American populations, including WMGE, began stunting with African American speeches, interspersed with messages such as "Our Voices Will Be Heard" and "Our side of the story is about to be told," with a new format slated to launch on June 30.[3][4] That day, WMGE, along with the other fourteen stations, became the launch stations for the Black Information Network, an African American-oriented all-news network.[5] Prior to the change, WMGE was a Fox Sports Radio affiliate.[3]

References
  1. "WMGE Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "WMGE Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. Fifteen iHeartMedia Stations Stunting Ahead Of New Network Launch
  4. "Several iHeartMedia Stations Stunting With Speeches, New Format To Be Announced Tomorrow". All Access. June 29, 2020. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  5. "iHeartMedia Debuts All-News BIN: Black Information Network". All Access. June 30, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2020.


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