WXGI
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| City of license | Richmond, Virginia |
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| Broadcast area | Richmond, Virginia Petersburg, Virginia |
| Branding | "ESPN 950" |
| Slogan | "Richmond's Home of the Redskins" |
| Frequency | 950 kHz |
| First air date | 1947 |
| Format | Sports Radio |
| Power | 3,900 Watts daytime 45 Watts nighttime |
| Class | D |
| Facility ID | 74207 |
| Transmitter coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Callsign meaning | W EX GI former owners were retired Army |
| Affiliations | ESPN Radio Dial Global NBC Sports Radio Compass Media Networks Sports USA Radio Network |
| Owner | Red Zebra Broadcasting (Red Zebra Broadcasting Licensee (Richmond), LLC) |
| Webcast | WXGI Webstream |
| Website | WXGI Online |
WXGI is a Sports Radio formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Richmond, Virginia, serving the Richmond/Petersburg area. WXGI is owned and operated by Red Zebra Broadcasting.[1]
Recent History
In 2006, the station was purchased by Red Zebra Broadcasting, which is owned by Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder. Former CEO of Red Zebra, Bennett Zier, stated at the time, "I am excited about our continued growth and our new ability to serve loyal Redskins fans in and around Richmond. WXGI is the perfect addition to our new group of radio stations."[2]
ESPN 950 is part of the Redskins Radio Network, which carries all Redskins games throughout the season. The station also broadcasts local sports talk every weekday, including SportsPhone with Big Al and Hardly Workin' with Greg Burton. In addition, they carry Richmond Spiders sports, Washington Nationals baseball, and the various properties syndicated by ESPN Radio, including Monday Night Football, MLB, NBA, and the Bowl Championship Series.[3]
Starting February 1, 2014, most of WXGI's programming will be simulcast on Hoffman Communications' WZEZ on the FM dial.[4]
