Remember when we put this online? Lets refresh your memory. WGH 1310 was the top rated station in Hampton Roads VA. Times were much different back then. You won’t notice many jingles on this aircheck, but you will hear the dry humor of Bob Canada, the “Bright Side Of Radio”, and even a few dead segues. Music is all over the road, but definitely top 40, just like it should be in 1978.
In the 80s, the AM would change call letters to WNSY, then back to WGH, while the FM would go between WNSY, WRSR, then in 1986, finally back to WGH-FM. It would remain a high rated (and darn good) CHR from ‘86 till ‘92 when in was blown up and flipped to Country. Today, WGH-FM is Eagle 97.3, and the AM side is sports. Both are owned by Barnstable’s Norfolk Radio Group.
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this is brad thomas i am from hampton roads va. thank you for putting this aircheck on this site. this gives me a chance to hear the old WGH for actually the first time because when i was 5 years old i wasn’t able to and i was getting older. my mother used to listen to the old WGH when she was growing up. i listen to WGH today but it is a sportsradio station. it is ESPNRadio 1310. i hope you put more of these airchecks on in the future. have a day from brad thomas.
I love WGH. It’s the station I grew up with. If you have airchecks, music surveys, bumper stickers,GO Magazines for sale please contact me at bblocalnotes@yahoo.com Long live famous1310 WGH.
Happened across your website and Bob Canada’s check. I worked with /for Bob back in 1968 at WORD in Spartanburg SC. It was great to hear some of his stuff, a real talent!
John Ellis
Atlanta
As a friend of Rob Wayne **** I must say that this is not the Music or Format that brought him into radio.It was WGH in Old Virginia…See my comments under M.J.Kell another DJ who watched another great station go down the tubes.
I have a LOT of scoped airchecks of WGH-AM from the SIXTIES, including George Crawford and Bob Calvert. My equipment is not very sophisticated (not into digital).
I can dub them onto casette and mail them to you, if you have a way of getting them from an analog casette onto this website.
Dale Parsons (a ex-WGH jock)(now owner of an Hawaii station) has a website up with a lot of old WGH material.
http://www.alohanews.com/wgh.htm
Based on music and jock references, this sounds more like Friday, December 30, 1977.