WONG (1150 AM) was a radio station licensed to serve Canton, Mississippi. The station was owned by Marion R. Williams. It aired an urban AC and gospel music format.[2]

WONG
Frequency1150 kHz
BrandingSoul 1150
Programming
Format
Ownership
OwnerMarion R. Williams
History
First air date
April 1989 (1989-04)
Last air date
April 2026 (2026-04)
Call sign meaning
Working On New Ground
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
31587
ClassD
Power
  • 500 watts (day)
  • 19 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
32°32′35.5″N 90°3′36.3″W / 32.543194°N 90.060083°W / 32.543194; -90.060083
Translator105.5 W288DU (Canton)
Links
Public license information

The station was assigned these call letters by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on April 1, 1986.[3] It signed on in April 1989.[4]

In April 2026, Marion Williams returned the WONG license to the FCC;[5] it was cancelled on April 8, 2026.[6]

References

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  1. "Facility Technical Data for WONG". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  4. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010. 2010. p. D-312.
  5. Venta, Lance (April 12, 2026). "FCC Report 4/12: Birmingham Non-Com Upgrade Proposed". RadioInsight. Retrieved April 12, 2026.
  6. "License Cancelled". Federal Communications Commission Licensing and Management System. April 8, 2026. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
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