WTGG (96.5 FM is a radio station airing an

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format, licensed to

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. The station serves the

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, area. On September 21, 2011, Charles W. Dowdy, acting as the sole owner of license holder Southwest Broadcasting, Inc., dissolved the corporation and assigned the broadcast licenses it held (WTGG plus

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s WAKH, WAKK, WAPF, WAZA, WFCG,

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, and WKJN) to himself acting as

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before initiating a

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bankruptcy. The FCC approved the license transfer on December 19, 2011. On October 25, 2019, the stations emerged and this signal was transferred to North Shore Broadcasting.

References

External links

WTGG's official website
* Amite City, Louisiana Oldies radio stations in the United States Radio stations in Louisiana 1997 establishments in Louisiana Radio stations established in 1997 {{Louisiana-radio-station-stub