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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WBRG
| logo =
| logo_size =
| city = [[Lynchburg, Virginia]]
| area = [[Lynchburg metropolitan area]]
| branding = ''Super Talk 1050 WBRG''
| airdate = {{Start date and age|1956|9|7}}<ref name="LaunchDate"/>
| frequency = {{Frequency|1050|[[kHz]]}}
| format = [[Talk radio]]<ref name="Arbitron"/>
| power = 3,800 [[watt]]s day<br>90 watts night
| class = D
| facility_id = 67704
| coordinates = {{coord|37|25|15.0|N|79|6|55.0|W|type:landmark}}
| callsign_meaning = '''W''' Lynch'''B'''u'''RG'''
| former_callsigns = WBRG (1956–Present)<ref name="CallSign"/>
| owner = Brent Epperson
| licensee = Tri-County Broadcasting, Inc.
| sister_stations = [[WLVA]]
| webcast =
| website = {{URL|https://www.eppersonradionetwork.com/wbrg}}
| affiliations = [[Westwood One]]<BR>[[Salem Radio Network]]<BR>[[Performance Racing Network]] (PRN Radio)
| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
}}

'''WBRG''' (1050 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a [[commercial radio|commercial]] [[radio station]] licensed to [[Lynchburg, Virginia]].<ref name="Arbitron"/> It airs a [[talk radio]] [[Radio format|format]]. It is owned and operated by Brent Epperson with the license held by Tri-County Broadcasting, Inc.<ref name="FCC"/> It is a [[sister station]] of another Lynchburg talk outlet, 580 and 94.1 [[WLVA]].

By day, WBRG is powered at 3,800 [[watt]]s [[omnidirectional antenna|non-directional]]. At night, it must reduce power to 90 watts as [[1050 AM]] is a [[clear channel station|clear channel]] with dominant station [[XEG-AM|XEG]] [[Monterrey]]. The [[transmitter]] is on Old Ragland Road at Wright Shop Road in [[Madison Heights, Virginia]].<ref>[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?sr=Y&s=C&call=WbrG&nav=home Radio-Locator.com/WBRG]</ref> Programming is also heard on two [[FM translator]]s at 104.5 [[Hertz|MHz]] and 105.1 MHz in Lynchburg.<ref>[https://radio-locator.com/info/W283DA-FX Radio-Locator.com/W283DA]</ref><ref>[https://radio-locator.com/info/W286CX-FX Radio-Locator.com/W286CX]</ref>

==Programming==
Most shows heard on WBRG are [[radio syndication|syndicated]]. Weekday mornings begin with a Virginia-based morning show hosted by John Fredericks. He's followed by [[Chris Plante]], [[Dana Loesch]], [[Bill O'Reilly (political commentator)|Bill O'Reilly]], [[Mike Gallagher (political commentator)|Mike Gallagher]], [[James Dobson]] and [[Brandon Tatum]]. On weekends, car races are heard from the [[Performance Racing Network]].

==History==
The station [[sign-on|signed on]] the air on September 7, 1956.<ref>[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1958/Radio-All-1958-BC-YB.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 1958] page A-386, [[Broadcasting & Cable]]</ref> The station was originally a [[daytimer]], powered at 1,000 watts and required to go off the air at sunset. It has always been owned by someone in the Epperson Family. The founder and first general manager was Harry A. Epperson, Sr.
[[File:WBRG-AM 2014.PNG|thumb|Former logo]]

==Translators==
In addition to the main station, WBRG is relayed by two FM translators to widen its broadcast area.<ref name="Translator1"/><ref name="Translator2"/>
{{RadioTranslators
| call1 = W283DA
| freq1 = 104.5
| fid1 = 200921
| watts1 = 50 watts
| haat1 = 0
| class1 = D
| city1 = Lynchburg, Virginia
| notes1 =

| call2 = W286CX
| freq2 = 105.1
| fid2 = 145018
| watts2 = 240 watts
| haat2 = 51
| class2 = D
| city2 = Lynchburg, Virginia
| notes2 =
}}

==References==
{{reflist|30em|refs=
<ref name="LaunchDate">{{cite book|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2010/D4-2010-BC-YB-7.pdf|title=Broadcasting Yearbook 2010|date=2010|access-date=July 8, 2015|publisher=ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V.|page=D-566}}</ref>
<ref name="Arbitron">{{cite web|url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SP15&band=am&callLetter=WBRG|title=Arbitron Station Information Profiles|access-date=July 8, 2015|work=[[Nielsen Audio]]/[[Nielsen Holdings]]}}</ref>
<ref name="CallSign">{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=67704&Callsign=WBRG|title=Call Sign History|access-date=July 8, 2015|work=[[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division}}</ref>
<ref name="FCC">{{cite web|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=WBRG|title=WBRG Facility Record|access-date=July 8, 2015|work=[[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division}}</ref>
<ref name="Translator1">{{cite web|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=W283DA|title=W283DA Facility Record|access-date=September 17, 2024|work=[[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division}}</ref>
<ref name="Translator2">{{cite web|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=W286CX|title=W286CX Facility Record|access-date=September 17, 2024|work=[[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division}}</ref>
}}

==External links==
* {{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130209173019/http://www.wbrgradio.com/ Super Talk WBRG Online]}}
{{AM station data|67704|WBRG}}
*[https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=50831 FCC History Cards for WBRG]

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