WAKG
Encyclopedia
WAKG is a country
formatted broadcast
radio station
licensed to Danville, Virginia
, serving the Southside
area. WAKG is owned and operated by Piedmont Broadcasting Corporation.
WAKG broadcasts from a tower located on White Oak Mountain north of Danville near Chatham
.
music which would continue after taking the WAKG calls in 1972.
WAKG changed to its current country format in the late 1970s and since then has been nominated several times by the CMA
and ACM
as "Country Radio Station of the Year."
"Tabernacle Time" with Brother Bob Barber is the country's oldest radio ministry, having started on WBTM
in the 1930s.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
formatted broadcast
Broadcasting
Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and video content to a dispersed audience via any audio visual medium. Receiving parties may include the general public or a relatively large subset of thereof...
radio station
Radio station
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licensed to Danville, Virginia
Danville, Virginia
Danville is an independent city in Virginia, United States, bounded by Pittsylvania County, Virginia and Caswell County, North Carolina. It was the last capital of the Confederate States of America. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Danville with Pittsylvania county for...
, serving the Southside
Southside (Virginia)
Traditionally, the term Southside refers to the portion of Virginia east of the Blue Ridge Mountains and south of the James River, the geographic feature from which the term derives its name....
area. WAKG is owned and operated by Piedmont Broadcasting Corporation.
WAKG broadcasts from a tower located on White Oak Mountain north of Danville near Chatham
Chatham, Virginia
Chatham is a town in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States. Chatham's population was 1,338 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Danville, Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. Chatham is home to Chatham High School and Hargrave Military Academy. It is also home to Chatham Hall , an...
.
History
WAKG signed on in 1968 as WBTM-FM with easy listeningEasy listening
Easy listening is a broad style of popular music and radio format that emerged in the 1950s, evolving out of big band music, and related to MOR music as played on many AM radio stations. It encompasses the exotica, beautiful music, light music, lounge music, ambient music, and space age pop genres...
music which would continue after taking the WAKG calls in 1972.
WAKG changed to its current country format in the late 1970s and since then has been nominated several times by the CMA
Country Music Association
The Country Music Association was founded in 1958 in Nashville, Tennessee. It originally consisted of only 233 members and was the first trade organization formed to promote a music genre...
and ACM
Academy of Country Music
The Academy of Country Music was founded in 1964 in Los Angeles, California as the Country & Western Music Academy. Whereas the Country Music Association, founded in 1958, was based in Nashville, the Academy sought to promote country music in the western states. Among those involved in the...
as "Country Radio Station of the Year."
"Tabernacle Time" with Brother Bob Barber is the country's oldest radio ministry, having started on WBTM
WBTM
WBTM is a Full Service formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Danville, Virginia, serving Danville and Southern Pittsylvania County, Virginia. WBTM is owned and operated by Piedmont Broadcasting Corporation.- History :...
in the 1930s.