WGGM is a Black Gospel/Religious

Religious broadcasting

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 formatted broadcast

Broadcasting

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 radio station

Radio station

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 licensed to Chester, Virginia

Chester, Virginia

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, serving Richmond

Richmond, Virginia

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 and Petersburg

Petersburg, Virginia

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. WGGM is owned and operated by Hoffman Communications, Inc.

History

In 1988, the station moved to the 820 frequency which allowed them to go 24 hours. Tracy Lynn, later a popular local traffic reporter at WWBT

WWBT

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, was the first nighttime DJ on WGGM.

In December 2008, VARTV reported that WGGM's entire airstaff had been fired. The future of the gospel format is uncertain.