WCGX

{{for|the Dublin, Ohio radio station that held the call sign WCGX at 106.7 FM from 2010 to 2014|WZCB}}

{{Infobox radio station

| name = WCGX

| logo = WGCX-AM 2016.png

| city = Galax, Virginia

| area = Carroll County, Virginia
Grayson County, Virginia

| branding = WCGX The Cat

| frequency = 1360 kHz

| translator = {{Radio Relay|96.5|W243EH|Galax}}

| airdate = February 1, 1947 (as WBOB)

| format = Oldies

| power = 5,000 watts daytime
31 watts nighttime

| class = D

| facility_id = 68600

| coordinates = {{coord|36|39|48.0|N|80|54|52.0|W|type:landmark}}

| callsign_meaning = "The Cat, Galax, VA"

| former_callsigns = WBOB (1947–1997)
WWWJ (1997–2016)

| affiliations = Townhall
Virginia News Network

| owner = Twin County Broadcasting Corporation

| licensee =

| sister_stations =

| webcast = [https://player.amperwave.net/5827 Listen Live]

| website = {{URL|https://www.wcgx.rocks/}}

| licensing_authority = FCC

}}

WCGX (1360 AM) is a radio station licensed to Galax, Virginia, serving Carroll and Grayson counties and the Independent City of Galax in Virginia. Owned by Twin County Broadcasting Corporation, the station airs an oldies format.

History

WCGX went on the air on February 1, 1947, with the call sign WBOB and carried a southern gospel format. In 1997, the station adopted the WWWJ callsign. In 2016, the station flipped to a classic hits format as "The Cat", with the station changing its calls to WCGX to reflect the branding. In July 2017, the station signed on translator W243EH on 96.5 FM, also licensed to Galax. In November 2024, the station and the translator both went silent. The station signed back on in early December 2024.

History

WCGX launched on February 1, 1947, as WBOB. At noon on April 1, 2016, the station changed its format from Southern Gospel to Classic Hits and Oldies, branded as "The Cat". The station also changed its callsign, from WWWJ to WCGX, on the same day.

References

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{{cite book|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2010/D4-2010-BC-YB-7.pdf|title=Broadcasting Yearbook 2010|date=2010|access-date=April 1, 2016|publisher=ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V.|page=D-564}}

{{cite web|url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=WI16&band=am&callLetter=WCGX|title=Arbitron Station Information Profiles|access-date=April 1, 2016|work=Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings}}

{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=68600&Callsign=WCGX|title=Call Sign History|access-date=April 1, 2016|work=Federal Communications Commission, audio division}}

{{cite web|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=WCGX|title=WCGX Facility Record|access-date=April 1, 2016|work=Federal Communications Commission, audio division}}

{{cite web|url=https://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/105701/classic-rock-the-cat-debuts-in-galax-va/|title=Classic Rock The Cat Debuts In Galax VA|date=April 1, 2016|access-date=April 1, 2016|publisher=RadioBB Networks|last=Venta|first=Lance}}

}}

External links

[https://www.wcgx.rocks/ The Cat Online]

{{FCC-LMS-Facility|201251|W243EH}}
{{FXL|W243EH}}

Category:1947 establishments in Virginia

Category:Classic hits radio stations in the United States

Category:Oldies radio stations in the United States

Category:Radio stations established in 1947

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