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WGMN
File:WVGM ESPNVA 2008.PNG
Broadcast areaMetro Roanoke
Frequency1240 AM kHz
Branding"ESPN Radio in Virginia"
Programming
FormatSports[1]
AffiliationsESPN Radio
Ownership
Owner
  • Three Daughters Media
  • (3 Daughters Media, Inc.)
WBLT, WBZS, WIQO-FM, WMNA, WMNA-FM, WVGM
History
First air date
1946[2]
Former call signs
WROV (1946-1998)
WGMN (1998-Present)[3]
Call sign meaning
W GaMe Network
former branding
Technical information
Facility ID37746
ClassC
Power1,000 Watts day and night
Transmitter coordinates
37°16′12.0″N 79°58′14.0″W / 37.270000°N 79.970556°W / 37.270000; -79.970556
Links
WebcastWGMN Webstream
WebsiteWGMN Online

WGMN is a Sports formatted broadcast radio station licensed to and serviing Roanoke, Virginia.[1] WGMN is owned and operated by Three Daughters Media .[4] Prior to its 1998 takeover by ESPN, WGMN was known as WROV-AM and had been a Golden Oldies format station since 1989, prior to which it had operated as a Contemporary hit radio broadcaster.

References

  1. ^ a b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  2. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-570. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  3. ^ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  4. ^ "WGMN Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 18, 2015.