WHPE 1070 AM began broadcasting June 3, 1947.[5] It and 95.5 FM were originally owned by the High Point Enterprise daily newspaper. The station was religious in the 1960s and then played Top 40.
On February 3, 2003, veteran radio host Dusty Dunn made his debut on WGOS, more than a year after leaving WWBG when it made a format change to Spanish programming. As he did on WWBG, he talked about politics and issues, interviewed local leaders, and took phone calls from listeners. In order to convince station management to hire him, Dunn sold his own advertising.[11] Also in 2003, WGOS moved its studio to Greensboro.[12] Starting in 2006, the show focused primarily on sports, with Jim Modlin as co-host.[13] On May 30, 2008, Dunn retired after 44 years in Greensboro area radio.[14]
Ritchy Broadcasting owned the station prior to its sale to High Point-based religious broadcaster Iglesia Nueva Vida.
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^"Radio Listings," Greensboro News & Record, November 27, 1992.
^"Radio Listings," Greensboro News & Record, January 13, 1995.
^"What's on the Radio?", Greensboro News & Record, September 25, 1997.
^Jamie Kritzer, "Voice of Dusty Dunn to Return to Airwaves," Greensboro News & Record, January 30, 2003.
^Jamie Kritzer, "Reviving South Elm - Don't Say There's Nothing to Do Downtown; New Businesses Keep the Old Hamburger Square Area Hopping Day and Night," Greensboro News & Record, October 10, 2003.
^"Morning Sports Log," Greensboro News & Record, May 2, 2006.
^Jeri Rowe, "Greensboro's Voice Is Signing Off," Greensboro News & Record, May 29, 2008.