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WMGP
Broadcast areaLaGrange, Georgia
Frequency98.1 MHz
BrandingMagic 98.1
Programming
FormatClassic Hits
Ownership
Owner
WCOH, WVCC, WWPW, WGST, WUBL, WRDG, WBZY, WRDA
History
First air date
August 9, 1991
Former call signs
WEIZ (1991-1995)
WZLG (1995-1999)
WMAX-FM (07/30/1999)
WISY (7/30/1999)
WMAX-FM (08/02/1999)
WMGP (02/28/2002 - Present)
Technical information
Facility ID39619
ClassC3
ERP25,000 watts
HAAT100 meters
Transmitter coordinates
33°3′54.00″N 84°57′23.00″W / 33.0650000°N 84.9563889°W / 33.0650000; -84.9563889
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitehttps://magic981.iheart.com/

WMGP (98.1 FM, "Magic 98.1") is a rock-leaning classic hits music-formatted radio station that plays hit music from the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. The station is licensed to Hogansville, Georgia and serves the southwest tip of Atlanta and Midwest Georgia area. Since February 2002, it has used the branding "Midwest Georgia's Magic 98.1" and currently uses the branding "Magic 98.1". The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., along with sister stations in Newnan, Georgia and Atlanta, Georgia.

History

former logo

The station went on the air as WEIZ on 1991-08-09. On 1995-01-20, the station changed its call sign to WZLG, on 1999-07-30 to WMAX-FM, then again on 1999-08-02 to WMAX-FM going by the branding "Mix 98.1", and on 2002-02-28 to the current WMGP with current branding "Magic 98.1",[1]

References

  1. ^ "WMGP Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.