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WCGX

Radio station in Galax, Virginia

36°39′48.0″N 80°54′52.0″W / 36.663333°N 80.914444°W / 36.663333; -80.914444Translator(s)96.5 W243EH (Galax)LinksWebcastWCGX WebstreamWebsiteWCGX Online

WCGX (1360 AM) is a classic hits and oldies formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Galax, Virginia, serving Carroll and Grayson counties and Independent City of Galax in Virginia.^[1] WCGX is owned and operated by Twin County Broadcasting Corporation.^[4]

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".^[5] The station also changed its callsign, from WWWJ to WCGX, on the same day.^[3]^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-564. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
^ "WCGX Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
^ ^a ^b Venta, Lance (April 1, 2016). "Classic Rock The Cat Debuts In Galax VA". RadioBB Networks. Retrieved April 1, 2016.

External links

The Cat Online

WCGX in the FCC AM station database
WCGX in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
W243EH in the FCC FM station database
W243EH at FCCdata.org

Radio stations in Southwest Virginia

By AM frequency

540
660
740
- WCXZ
- WPAQ
770
940
990
1010
1030
1140
1220
1230
1280
1330
1350
1360
1380
1400
1470
1570

By FM frequency

LPFM	95.9 99.7 100.1 100.5 101.1
Translators	88.1 W201AI W201AJ 90.1 W211BE W211BF 90.3 90.9 91.3 91.7 92.5 W223AA W223DE 93.3 94.7 95.1 95.5 96.5 97.3 99.9 101.1 101.9 W270BO W270CB 103.3 104.1 104.7

Digital radio
by frequency & subchannel

By call sign

Defunct

WBDY/1190
WDIC/1430
WDUF/1120
WGAT/1050
WXMY/1600

Radio stations in Southwest Virginia: Blacksburg-Christiansburg; Bluefield; Bristol; Roanoke
Elsewhere in the region: Southwest Virginia

Other nearby regions: Charlotte; Greensboro–Winston-Salem–High Point; Southside

See also: List of radio stations in Virginia

v t e Classic Hits radio stations in the Commonwealth of Virginia
Big Island WHTU Blackstone WKLV Bridgewater WWRE Buena Vista WWZW Clifton Forge WXCF Culpeper WCVA Danville WWDN Fredericksburg WGRQ Front Royal WZRV Galax WCGX Kilmarnock WKWI Louisa WOJL Marion WUKZ Narrows WZFM Richmond WJSR Roanoke WRTZ Rural Retreat WXBX South Hill WKSK-FM Stuart WHEO Weber City WVEK-FM Winchester WXVA
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Virginia See also Oldies Classic Hits

v t e Oldies radio stations in the Commonwealth of Virginia
Altavista WGVY Blackstone WKLV Charlottesville WREN-LP Clifton Forge WXCF Galax WCGX Gloucester WXGM Onley/Onancock WESR-FM Roanoke WRTZ Richmond WBTL Stuart WHEO
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Virginia See also Oldies Classic Hits