WGVN
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WGVN (Groovin' 1580) is a radio station
broadcasting an Urban Oldies format. Licensed to Georgetown, Kentucky
, USA, WGVN serves the Lexington Metro Area
. The station is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications
.
Groovin' 1580 is the Lexington affiliate of the Tom Joyner
Morning Show.
. A sister station, WAXU-FM
(103.1 FM), signed on the air in the fall of 1973, also with a country format.
The AM station dropped country and began airing airing Satellite Music Network
's "Stardust" adult standards
format and the WBBE by the end of 1982. In 1990, the station reverted back to the WAXU call sign and SMN's "Real Country" format.
On April 15, 1991, WAXU became WTKT, simulcasting the oldies
format of its FM sister station. WTKT became WBBE again in September 1992, flipping back to WTKT (when the call sign was dropped by the FM) on November 10, 1995. For a few years, WTKT aired an urban contemporary
format (as "The Beat"), until it moved to WBTF
(107.9 FM) in 2000. WTKT flipped back to adult standards, first simulcasting co-owned WSAI
in Cincinnati, Ohio
, then as WSNE ("Sunny 1580") in early 2001.
The station switched to sports talk and the WXRA call sign
(as "Xtra Sports 1580") on October 30, 2002. In 2006, the station flipped to Spanish-language programming as "La Pantera 1580". The current urban oldies format was launched in May 2008, with the current WGVN call sign following soon after.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
broadcasting an Urban Oldies format. Licensed to Georgetown, Kentucky
Georgetown, Kentucky
Georgetown is a city in Scott County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 29,098 at the 2010 census. The original settlement of Lebanon, founded by Rev. Elijah Craig, was renamed in 1790 in honor of President George Washington. It is the home of Georgetown College, a private liberal arts...
, USA, WGVN serves the Lexington Metro Area
Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 63rd largest in the US. Known as the "Thoroughbred City" and the "Horse Capital of the World", it is located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region...
. The station is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...
.
Groovin' 1580 is the Lexington affiliate of the Tom Joyner
Tom Joyner
Thomas "Tom" Joyner is an American radio host, host of the nationally syndicated The Tom Joyner Morning Show, and also founder of REACH Media Inc., the Tom Joyner Foundation, and BlackAmericaWeb.com.-Early life:...
Morning Show.
History
WGOR signed on the air in 1957 as a 250 watt daytime-only station. For many years, the station had the WAXU call sign. Sometime during the 1960s, WAXU flipped from Top 40 to country musicCountry music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
. A sister station, WAXU-FM
WXZZ
WXZZ 103.3 is a Cumulus Broadcasting owned FM rock radio station based out of Lexington, Kentucky. Other stations in the Lexington cluster include 590 WVLK, Hot 102, and 92.9 The Bear....
(103.1 FM), signed on the air in the fall of 1973, also with a country format.
The AM station dropped country and began airing airing Satellite Music Network
Satellite Music Network
Satellite Music Network was the first satellite delivered network to provide complete live 24-hour a day music programming to local stations, under several different formats...
's "Stardust" adult standards
Adult standards
Adult standards is a North American radio format heard primarily on AM or class A FM stations.Adult standards is aimed at "mature" adults, meaning mainly those persons over 50 years of age, but it is mostly targeted for senior citizens...
format and the WBBE by the end of 1982. In 1990, the station reverted back to the WAXU call sign and SMN's "Real Country" format.
On April 15, 1991, WAXU became WTKT, simulcasting the oldies
Oldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
format of its FM sister station. WTKT became WBBE again in September 1992, flipping back to WTKT (when the call sign was dropped by the FM) on November 10, 1995. For a few years, WTKT aired an urban contemporary
Urban contemporary
Urban contemporary is a music radio format. The term was coined by the late New York DJ Frankie Crocker in the mid 1970s. Urban contemporary radio stations feature a playlist made up entirely of hip hop/rap, contemporary R&B, pop, electronica such as dubstep and drum and bass and Caribbean music...
format (as "The Beat"), until it moved to WBTF
WBTF
WBTF, also known as 107.9 The Beat, is an Urban Contemporary outlet serving the Lexington radio market. It is owned by L.M. Communications....
(107.9 FM) in 2000. WTKT flipped back to adult standards, first simulcasting co-owned WSAI
WCKY
WCKY may refer to:* WCKY , a radio station licensed to Cincinnati, Ohio, United States* WCKY-FM, a radio station licensed to Pemberville, Ohio, United States...
in Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
, then as WSNE ("Sunny 1580") in early 2001.
The station switched to sports talk and the WXRA call sign
Call sign
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(as "Xtra Sports 1580") on October 30, 2002. In 2006, the station flipped to Spanish-language programming as "La Pantera 1580". The current urban oldies format was launched in May 2008, with the current WGVN call sign following soon after.