WALG
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| City of license | Albany, Georgia |
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| Broadcast area | Albany, GA and Vicinity |
| Branding | WALG News/Talk 1590 |
| Frequency | 1590 kHz |
| First air date | May 1941[1][2] |
| Format | News/Talk |
| Power | 5,000 watts (day) 1,000 watts (Night) |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 54703 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 31°37′19″N 84°09′09″W / 31.62194°N 84.15250°W |
| Callsign meaning | ALbany, Georgia |
| Former callsigns | WALB[1] |
| Affiliations | ABC News |
| Owner | Cumulus Media (Cumulus Licensing, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WEGC, WGPC, WJAD, WKAK, WNUQ, WQVE |
| Website | http://www.1590walg.com |
WALG (1590 AM, "News/Talk 1590") is a radio station serving Albany, Georgia, and surrounding cities with a News/Talk format.[3] This station is under ownership of Cumulus Media.
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Programming [edit]
Notable weekday syndicated programming includes shows by Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, and Fred Thompson. Notable weekend programming includes the syndicated The Kim Komando Show hosted by Kim Komando.[4]
Former notable local programming included news and interview program "Wake Up Albany" hosted by Matt Patrick from June 2007 until February 2009.[4][5]
History [edit]
This station was launched as WALB in May 1941 by the Albany Herald.[2][6] In 1954, the Herald signed on a TV station with the callsign WALB-TV. The AM radio station has been assigned the WALG call letters by the Federal Communications Commission since it was sold by the Herald to Allen Woodall, Sr., in 1960.[7]
From 1959 till about 1970 the station was known as "Johnny Reb Radio".[8] A loud rebel yell was the station brand and a Confederate soldier was the logo.[9] The rock and roll station was a reporting station for the Gavin Report during those years and had great influence in the southeast US. Known for its hard rock and obnoxious announcers this station was a legend in the southwest Georgia area.[citation needed]
The studios were located in an area north of the city of Albany near a swamp.[citation needed] The area surrounding the station was low country and covered with water most of the time. A raised walkway led you from the small parking lot to the studio. Many deejays were delayed in their air shifts because a fat cottonmouth snake would be sunning themselves on the walkway.[citation needed]
References [edit]
- ^ a b "AM Network-Affiliated Radio Stations, 1949". The Dumont Project.
- ^ a b Miller, Dave (2006-02-03). "A brief history of WALB". WALB-TV website.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ a b Fletcher, Carlton (February 7, 2009). "'Wake Up' says good night to the Good Life City". Albany Herald.
- ^ Fletcher, Carlton (2007-06-24). "New radio show in town". Albany Herald.
- ^ "Directory of Standard Broadcasting Stations of the United States". 1944 Broadcasting-Telecasting Yearbook. Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1944. p. 88.
- ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Retrieved 2008-07-10.
- ^ "Obituaries: Birchfield, William P. (Bill)". Dougherty County GA Archives. 2002-10-24.
- ^ "AM Technical Profile: WDAK". Alabama Broadcast Media Page. "WDAK was top 40 in the 60's, one of several in a chain of stations owned by Woodall Broadcasting Co. All of their stations called themselves "Big Johnny Reb Radio". Station logo included a rebel flag and caricature of a Confederate soldier."
External links [edit]
- WALG News/Talk 1590 official website
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WALG
- Radio-Locator Information on WALG
- Query Arbitron's AM station database for WALG
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