Class B Former callsigns WAPO (1936-1969) Frequency 1150 kHz Owner Cumulus Media Branding NewsRadio 1150 | Facility ID 54526 Affiliations ABC News City of license Chattanooga Area Chattanooga Sister stations WGOW-FM, WSKZ, WOGT | |
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Broadcast area Chattanooga and vicinity Power 5,000 watts (day)
1,000 watts (night) Format Talk radio, All-news radio | ||
WGOW (1150 AM), known as "NewsRadio 1150", is the Chattanooga home for mostly conservative syndicated talk radio programs from ABC Radio. It broadcasts on AM frequency 1150 kHz and is under ownership of Cumulus Media. The station first went on the air in 1936 as WAPO at 1420 on the AM dial. By the early 1940s the frequency was changed to 1150. It was purchased by Ted Turner in 1968 and changed its call letters to WGOW and adopted a Top 40 format on January 1, 1969. By the early 1980s, the station had evolved into more of an adult contemporary style format. In the 1988, they shifted to their current news/talk format.
Current programming includes:
In 2005, the station made waves by moving Rush Limbaugh over to sister-station WGOW-FM, resulting in a slight increase in ratings for the FM station, but a precipitous ratings drop for the AM. Limbaugh subsequently returned to the AM lineup in 2006.
The station is an affiliate of the Tennessee Titans radio network.