WGIG
Radio station in Brunswick, Georgia, United States
WGIG (1440 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a news/talk format. Licensed to Brunswick, Georgia, United States, the station serves the Brunswick area. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., through licensee iHM Licenses, LLC.
01History
The station was assigned the call letters WBGA on September 15, 1983. On August 29, 1987, the station changed its call sign to the current WGIG.
Many on air personalities have been employed by WGIG in their many years of service.
On Air Personalities-
Richard Anderson, also known as Rich Thomas (1983-1985)
Lauren Nobles, Hosted the local talk show Straight Talk (1996-2012)
Scott Ryfun, Current host of local talk show Straight Talk (2012-present)
On May 15, 2014, Qantum Communications announced that it would sell its 29 stations, including WGIG, to Clear Channel Communications (now iHeartMedia), in a transaction connected to Clear Channel's sale of WALK AM-FM in Patchogue, New York to Connoisseur Media via Qantum. The transaction was consummated on September 9, 2014.
Sources and credits
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- WGIG 98.7FM News Talk Sports logo.png by Unknown author, Fair use
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