title: WMBG
text: # WMBG
  
  WMBG (740 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed in Williamsburg, Virginia, serving the Virginia Peninsula. WMBG is owned and operated by Gregory H. Granger. It airs local news and talk, as well as a mix of adult standards, oldies, and classic hits formats.
  
  The station operates with 500 watts omnidirectional by day. But because 740 is a clear-channel frequency reserved for Class A CFZM Toronto, WMBG must reduce power to 7 watts at night to avoid interference.
  
  WMBG programming is simulcast full time on an FM translator station, W228DX, 93.5 MHz.
  
  ## History
  
  On November 14, 1959, the station first signed on as WBCI. The station was owned by the Williamsburg Broadcasting Company.
  
  