City | New Orleans, Louisiana |
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Branding | Gospel 600 |
Frequency | 600 (kHz) |
First air date | 1950 (as WMRY) 1960s (as WWOM) 1971 (as WVOG) |
Format | Christian radio |
Power | 1000 watts day 31 watts night |
Class | D |
Callsign meaning | W Voice Of God (or Gospel) |
Owner | F.W. Robbert Broadcasting |
Sister stations | WITA, WLRM, WMQM, WNQM, WWCR |
Website | http://www.600wvog.com/ |
WVOG (600 AM, "Gospel 600") is a traditional Gospel radio station serving New Orleans, Louisiana. The station, whose call letters stand for "The Voice Of God", is owned by F.W. Robbert Broadcasting, Inc. and operates at 600 kHz with 1,000 watts day and 31 watts night. The Studios of WVOG are located at 2730 Loumor Avenue in Metairie, Louisiana 70001.
The station was originally R&B outlet WMRY in 1950. By the 1960s the WMRY call sign and programming moved over to 940 AM and became the current WYLD. After it switched signals the frequency was acquired by Dave Waagenvord and was launched as WWOM (Wonderful World of Music) with a beautiful music format. They were also the sister station of WWOM-TV at the time. In 1970 F.W. Robbert Broadcasting bought the station and flipped it to its current format.
Coordinates: 29°57′25″N 90°09′33″W / 29.95694°N 90.15917°W