WMAG
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WMAG is an Adult Contemporary station licensed to High Point, North Carolina and serves the Piedmont Triad region, including Greensboro and Winston-Salem. The Clear Channel Communications outlet broadcasts at 99.5MHz with an ERP of 100kw.
History
The precursor to this station signed on in the late 1940s as WMFR-FM 97.7, a sister station of High Point's 1230 WMFR (We Make Furniture Right). WMFR-FM later moved to 99.5. WMAG has been an Adult Contemporary outlet since its evolution from Easy Listening in the 1970s, when it was known as WMFR-FM. It also had some competition in the 1980s with WMQX, but since 1990 they had the AC format exclusively to themselves.In 1982, WMFR-FM was purchased by Voyager Communications and upgraded their facilities, becoming adult contemporary WMAG "Magic 99.5". In later years, "Magic 99.5" repositioned to soft rock and dropped the "Magic" handle in favor of just the call sign. Voyager Broadcasting sold WMAG in the early 1990s to what would become AMFM Broadcasting. In 1999, Clear Channel Worldwide acquired the station. Their original transmitter, still used by 1230 WMFR, is visible atop The Radio Building on Main St in downtown High Point.
External links
| Piedmont Triad FM radio stations WFDD 88.5 | WBFJ 89.3 | WTJY 89.5 | WNAA 90.1 | WWIH 90.3 | WSNC 90.5 | WQFS 90.9 | WXRI 91.3 | WKRR 92.3 | WMQX 93.1 | WTHZ 94.1 | WGBT 94.5 | WHPE 95.5 | WQMG 97.1 | WIST 98.3 | WSMW 98.7 | WMAG 99.5 | WVBZ 100.3 | WZTK 101.1 | WJMH 102.1 | WUAG 103.1 | WTQR 104.1 | WFMX 105.7 | WKVE 106.7 | WKZL 107.5 |
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