WAGR (AM)

Infobox Radio station
name = WAGR


city = Lumberton, North Carolina
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branding =
slogan = Rejoice Musical Soul Food
airdate =
frequency = 1340 kHz
format = Gospel
power = 1000 watts
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class = C
facility_id = 41310
coordinates = coord|34|35|58.00|N|79|0|33.00|W|region:US_type:city
callsign_meaning = "W"here "A"dvertising "G"ets "R"esults [Michael Futch, "Call Letters Have Their Swan Song," "The Fayetteville Observer", June 10, 2004.]
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owner = WAGR Broadcasting, Inc
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sister_stations =
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website =
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WAGR (1340 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Gospel format to the Lumberton, North Carolina, USA area. The station is currently owned by WAGR Broadcasting, Inc.

History

Al Kahn bought WAGR in January 1957, 27 months after the station signed on, and signed WJSK on the air in 1964. He ran both stations until 1992 [Michael Futch, "Lumberton Undergoes Radio Changes," "The Fayetteville Observer", January 11, 1998.] .

After Messa Corp. bought the stations from Southeastern Broadcasting Corp. in July 1992, WAGR and WJSK ended their tradition of airing only Lumberton high school football and began carrying games involving other Robeson County games [Charles Broadwell, "High School Broadcasts to Have New Sound," "The Fayetteville Observer", August 27, 1992.]

In 1993, Arthur DeBerry and Associates of Durham bought WAGR and WJSK [Jay Woodard, "Radio Stations' Sales Under Way," "The Fayetteville Observer", August 25, 1993.] .

After WJSK was sold to Cape Fear Broadcasting in 1998, Wes Cookman, owner of Fayetteville radio station WIDU, bought WAGR, along with WEWO in Laurinburg [Michael Futch, "Lumberton's WAGR to Be Sold," "The Fayetteville Observer", April 18, 1998.] .

Later, Cookman added WFMO in Fairmont to what was called "WE-DO" network, whose black gospel and news and information programming originated from the WIDU studios [TV station replaces its weather man," "The Fayetteville Observer", October 18, 1998] .

References

External links

*AMQ|WAGR
*AML|WAGR
*AMARB|WAGR