WJLG is a radio station

Radio station

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 broadcasting a Sports radio format. Licensed to Savannah, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Savannah is the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah was the colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Today Savannah is an industrial center and an important...

, USA, the station serves the Savannah area. The station is currently owned by Cumulus Media

Cumulus Media

Cumulus Media, Inc. is the second largest Owner and Operator of AM and FM radio stations in the United States, behind Clear Channel Communications, operating 570 stations in 150 markets as of September 16, 2011. The company also owns Cumulus Media Networks...

 and features programing from Fox Sports Radio

Fox Sports Radio

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 and Premiere Radio Networks

Premiere Radio Networks

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History

The station went on the air as WJIV in 1950, the station changed its call sign to WEAS in 1960 then changed call sign again to WWJD on 1983-10-24. On 1987-06-28, the station changed its call sign to the former WEAS

WEAS

WEAS-FM is an Mainstream Urban radio station licensed to Springfield, Georgia, but serving the Savannah Area. The station is owned by Cumulus Media....

, on 1998-10-26 to the current WJLG,

Former On-air Staff as WEAS

Norman H. "Lefty" Lindsey (1962-1967)

Everett Langford (1963-1967)(Chief Engineer 1965-1967)(also WEAS-FM)

Jay Allen Brimmer (1960-1965)(Chief Engineer 1960-1965)

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