WMBG

WMBG (740 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed in Williamsburg, Virginia, serving the Virginia Peninsula. WMBG is owned and operated by Gregory H. Granger.^[2] It airs local news and talk, as well as a mix of adult standards, oldies, and classic hits formats.

Broadcast areaVirginia Peninsula

Frequency740 kHz

BrandingWMBG AM-740

Format

• Adult standards
• oldies
• classic hits

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WMBG

Williamsburg, Virginia United States
Broadcast area	Virginia Peninsula
Frequency	740 kHz
Branding	WMBG AM-740
Programming
Format	Adult standards oldies classic hits
Affiliations	Westwood One (America's Best Music) ABC News Radio
Ownership
Owner	Gregory H. Granger (Williamsburg's Radio Station, Inc.)
History
First air date	November 14, 1959 (1959-11-14)
Former call signs	WBCI (1959–1971) WMBG (1971–1980) WBCI (1980–1981) WMBG (1981–1985) WQSF (1985–1986)
Call sign meaning	Williamsburg
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	25021
Class	D
Power	500 watts daytime 7 watts nighttime
Transmitter coordinates	37°16′54.5″N 76°47′47.9″W
Translators	93.5 W228DX (Williamsburg) 97.7 W249CT (Williamsburg)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.wmbgradio.com

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The station operates with 500 watts omnidirectional by day. Because 740 is a clear-channel frequency reserved for Class A station CFZM in Toronto, WMBG must reduce power to 7 watts at night to avoid interference.^[3]

WMBG programming is simulcast full time on an FM translator station, W228DX, 93.5 MHz.^[4]