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WEGO (980 AM) is a radio station licensed to Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA, which serves the Piedmont Triad area. The station is currently owned by Truth Broadcasting Corporation.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=WEGO Facility Record )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=WTIX Station Information Profile )〕 and airs a news/talk format ==History== WAAA was owned by white businessman Roger Page when it first began broadcasting in 1950. This was rare at this time in the Deep South that a white owner would own and an operate a mainly black radio station. On the afternoon of October 28, 1950 Larry L. Williams, an African-American, signed on WAAA. The first program broadcast was a football game between Morgan State University and A & T State University. The game was announced from the stadium by Togo West, Sr. (principal of Atkins High School) while Larry L. Williams conducted station operations. On the morning of October 29, 1950 Williams signed on WAAA for the first full day of broadcasting〔"Media Legacy Celebrates 45th Anniversary," ''Winston-Salem Chronicle'', October 26, 1995.〕 as the second radio station in the state (after WGIV in 1947) specifically targeting an African American audience.〔"Silence: Hope Lingers for the Voice of WAAA," ''Winston-Salem Journal'', January 27, 2002.〕〔Kay McFadden, "Museum Tunes in History of Radio in the Carolinas," ''The Charlotte Observer'', September 21, 1997.〕 WAAA was believed to be the third black radio station in the United States,〔Dawn Ziegenbalg, "Petition Asks Landlord to Let WAAA Back on Air," ''Winston-Salem Journal'', July 17, 2001.〕 preceded by WDIA in Memphis and WERD in Atlanta.〔http://list.msu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind9612a&L=aejmc&P=6096, Retrieved on 2008/03/13.〕 WAAA was also the first black-owned station in North Carolina.〔http://booktofilm.irun.com/m_5.asp?n=39, Retrieved on 2008/03/13.〕 Prior to becoming the General Manager of WAAA, Larry L. Williams gave play-by-play action of the Winston-Salem State University football and basketball games; becoming known as the "Voice of the Rams." Larry L. Williams went on to become General Manager of radio stations in Alabama, South Carolina, and Charlotte, NC. He returned to his home in Asheville, North Carolina in 2002 to become General Manager of WOXL-FM. Larry L. Williams, a pioneer in radio, retired in 2008 at the age of 90. Oscar "Daddy-Oh" Alexander was the station's best known DJ. He was described as "a jive-talking hipster who radiated cool while spinning hits from Motown and Stax."〔Lisa O'Donnell, "Radio Days - The Carolina Music Ways Festival Will Take Audiences Back to the Golden Age of Radio." ''Winston-Salem Journal'', October 7, 2004.〕 Jazz pianist Keith Byrd, who once lived near him, described Alexander this way: He had a voice that was like gravel going through molasses. You know what I'm saying? It was smooth and sweet. He was a good spirit, a great character and he played the hottest songs. He was almost like the black Wolfman Jack in this area.〔 Alexander left the station in 1962 after five years. But he made quite an impression with lines such as these: It's Hooty-Tooty your host, the one that loves you the most. It's 24 O'Roolies past 4 Mac Vouchers. Here in the atmospheric conditions of our universal solar system - it's clear as a bell and hot as - 98 degrees. Stick around, don't be no clown. Listen to what I'm puttin' down. This is Hooty-Tooty, the bandit's booty.〔"1 Voice: Divided City Tuned in to Daddy-Oh," ''Winston-Salem Journal'', February 7, 2002.〕 Annie Bell Bowman played gospel music on the station.〔Mary Giunca, "A Calling - Pentecostal Preacher Doesn't Use Title of 'Rev.' - Or Draw a Salary 'It's Not about Her': Pastor, 82, Focuses on Bible," ''Winston-Salem Journal'', March 24, 2007.〕 Anita "Boss Lady" Dean was a DJ for six years.〔Titan Barksdale, "Giving the Glory - 'Praise Is What I Do,' Says Anita Dean about Her Radio Show 'Annointed'," ''Winston-Salem Journal'', May 14, 2007.〕 Mutter D. Evans bought WAAA from Media Broadcasting Corp. in 1979 for $1.04 million, making her the first African American woman to own a radio station in the United States. At the time, the station had 14 employees and was doing well financially considering its size. But in 1988 WAAA filed for Chapter 11. WAAA continued to broadcast but faced increasing competition from larger stations. But WAAA was unique in its service to the community, playing gospel music, jazz and rhythm and blues and broadcasting news, daily obituary reports, and Sunday religious programming.〔Dawn Ziegenbalg, "WAAA-AM Is Locked Out of Building: Rental-Property Owner Says Station Owes Back Rent," ''Winston-Salem Journal'', July 12, 2001.〕 On July 9, 2001, deputies locked the doors to the WAAA studios on Indiana Avenue because court documents showed rent had not been paid since 1997. Evans and the community worked to bring the station back, and a web site was introduced in January 2002. On July 5, 2002, WAAA returned to the air with new studios and a limited schedule, with Evans claiming to have solved her problems and intending to return to a full schedule as soon as possible.〔Lona D. Cobb, "Owner Perseveres, Gets WAAA Back on the Air," ''Winston-Salem Journal'', July 11, 2002.〕 As recently as 2006, WAAA sponsored Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebrations.〔"Several Events Planned for MLK Holiday," ''Winston-Salem Journal'', January 14, 2006.〕 GHB Broadcasting purchased the station.〔http://www.marketresearch.com/map/prod/1308437.html, Retrieved on 2008/03/15.〕 For several years WAAA, later called WTIX, aired the programming of WIST-FM, which played adult standards and then classic country. The switch to sports talk took place May 5, 2008.〔"Radio Station Becomes ESPN 980," ''News & Record'', May 6, 2008.〕 Truth Broadcasting completed its purchase of the station January 6, 2010. The call letters changed to WEGO and the format changed to Spanish Christian. Programming included syndicated shows plus local programming from Iglesia Luz Admirable Assemblies of God. The Spanish format was short-lived however, as on July 4, 2012, new owners Ralph Epperson Broadcasting Inc. switched the format from Spanish back to English. The station now is News/Talk and features many of the same local personalities who worked at WSJS. The Eagle has signed former longtime WSJS newsman Smith Patterson to be the news director and morning show host. Bill Flynn (formerly of WMAG and WPTI) will join Patterson on air on the morning show. WEGO is also the flagship radio station of Wake Forest University Demon Deacons football and basketball. Syndicated hosts include Dennis Prager, Michael Savage, Laura Ingraham〔"SAM," ''Winston-Salem Journal'', 2012-07-06, p. 2A.〕 and Mike Gallagher. On January 5, 2015, WEGO added Bill Bennett and shortened Flynn's show, taking it off entirely on some Mondays to air Bennett and Ingraham in their entirety.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=SAM )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「WEGO (AM)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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