WGOS

Infobox Radio station
name = WGOS


city = Greensboro, NC
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slogan = "All Local All the Time"
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frequency = 1070 kHz
format = news talk
power = 1 Kw
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class = D
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owner = Ritchy Broadcasting
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webcast = http://www.wgos.net
website = http://www.wgos.net
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WGOS (1070 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a
news talk format. Licensed to High Point, NC, USA, it serves the Piedmont Triad area. The station is currently owned by Ritchy Broadcasting. WGOS operates during the day only.

History

WHPE 1070 AM and 95.5 FM was originally licensed to the "High Point Enterprise" in 1948. The station was religious in the 1960s and then played Top 40. In 1974, the FM station was purchased by the Bible Broadcasting Network as its second station [http://www.geocities.com/rdurw/whpe.html, Retrieved on 2008/08/26.] .

In 1990, WGOS was playing "golden oldies ["Triad Radio," "Greensboro News & Record", February 9, 1990.] ." From 1992 until 1995, WGOS was a talk radio station ["Radio Listings," "Greensboro News & Record", November 27, 1992.] ["Radio Listings," "Greensboro News & Record", January 13, 1995.] . By 1997, the station was airing a mix of gospel, country music and Spanish language programming ["What's on the Radio?", "Greensboro News & Record", September 25, 1997.] .

On February 3, 2003, legendary radio host Dusty Dunn made his debut on WGOS, more than a year after WWBG let him go due to a format change to Spanish. As he did on on WWBG, he talked about politics and issues, interviewed local leaders, and took phone calls from listeners. In order to convince station management to hire him, Dunn sold his own advertising [Jamie Kritzer, "Voice of Dusty Dunn to Return to Airwaves," "Greensboro News & Record", January 30, 2003.] . Also in 2003, WGOS moved its studio to Greensboro [Jamie Kritzer, "Reviving South Elm - Don't Say There's Nothing to Do Downtown; New Businesses Keep the Old Hamburger Square Area Hopping Day and Night," "Greensboro News & Record", October 10, 2003.] . Starting in 2006, the show focused primarily on sports, with Jim Modlin as co-host ["Morning Sports Log," "Greensboro News & Record", May 2, 2006.] .

On May 30, 2008, Dunn retired after 44 years in Greensboro area radio. [Jeri Rowe, "Greensboro's Voice Is Signing Off," "Greensboro News & Record", May 29, 2008.] .

References

External links

* [http://www.wgos.net/ official site]
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