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Within a month of its on air debut, WPGC, Inc (Maxwell Evans Richmond, President & sole owner) purchases WPGC-AM from Harry Hayman for $10,000 on November 10th, 1954.

The Federal Communications Commission grants a construction permit for a new FM station to the Chesapeake Broadcasting Company, Inc. in late 1947 to build and operate a station on 96.7 megacycles at Bradbury Heights, Maryland, "just over the District of Columbia line".

WBUZ-FM's transmitter and 255 foot tower were located at Bradbury Heights while studios & offices were installed in the WM&A building at 4421 Southern Ave. in SE, DC.

On March 30th, 1956, WBUZ-FM changes its call letters to WRNC-FM. Late in the year, WRNC-FM is purchased from the Chesapeake Broadcasting Company by WPGC, Inc. $5.00 is paid for the station license and $10,000 for its equipment and tower. FCC approval takes place on November 20th, 1956. The purchase is made to add nightime programming to WPGC-AM's daytime only operation.

At this time, WPGC-AM owner Maxwell Evans Richmond becomes President of WRNC-FM and names Gene Winters, General Manager of WPGC-AM as GM of WRNC-FM. WRNC begins duplicating WPGC-AM's daytime programming immediately.

WRNC-FM changes call letters to WPGC-FM in mid-March 1958.

WPGC, Inc. President, Maxwell Evans Richmond dies at an unknown age in 1971.

The estate of station owner, Max Richmond receives FCC approval on August 7th, 1974 to sell the stations for $5.8 million to First Media Corporation (Richard E. Marriott, Chairman & 44% owner).  The transaction is finalized on October 17, 1974.

 
 





 

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