WWGK
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| City | Cleveland, Ohio |
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| Broadcast area | Greater Cleveland (limited) |
| Branding | ESPN 1540 KNR2 |
| Frequency | 1540 kHz |
| First air date | June 1, 1947 |
| Format | Sports radio |
| Power | 1,000 watts (daytime only) |
| Class | D |
| Facility ID | 70659 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 41°30′10.00″N 81°37′57.00″W / 41.5027778°N 81.6325000°W |
| Callsign meaning | Good Karma |
| Former callsigns | WJMO (1947–58) WABQ (1958–2006) WBKC (2006) |
| Affiliations |
ESPN Radio Notre Dame Falcons Ohio State IMG Sports Network Westwood One |
| Owner |
Good Karma Brands (Good Karma Broadcasting, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WKNR |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | ESPN Cleveland |
WWGK (1540 AM) – branded ESPN 1540 KNR2 – is a commercial daytime-only sports radio station licensed to Cleveland, Ohio, providing limited coverage to Greater Cleveland. Owned by Good Karma Brands, WWGK is one of two Cleveland affiliates for ESPN Radio; together, WWGK and sister station WKNR comprise a local sports radio duopoly known as ESPN Cleveland. WWGK also serves as a local affiliate for both The Jim Rome Show and the Ohio State IMG Sports Network, and the station airs local coverage of Notre Dame College of Ohio football. The WWGK studios and transmitter are located in Downtown Cleveland. In addition to a standard analog transmission, WWGK is available online.
The station's roots trace back to WJMO, which went on the air on June 1, 1947 licensed to Cleveland as a daytime-only broadcaster at 1540 kHz with studios at 2157 Euclid Avenue and a power of 1000 watts. The owner was Wentworth J. Marshall, formerly head of the Marshall Drug Co. chain, and the general manager was David M. Baylor. When it debuted, WJMO was the only Cleveland radio station without a network affiliation. As a result, the station specialized in recorded music. Early staff included Gene Carroll (mornings), Howie Lund (afternoons), and Billy Evans on sports.
In 1948 WJMO carried the football games of Western Reserve College Red Cats, both at home from League Park and on the road. In the first broadcast on September 25 Gil Gibbons called the action as Western Reserve met Western Michigan in Kalamazoo.
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