or replacing the equipment, the station's owners decided to close down the station, as they could not afford the cost of repairs. Major Damage On December 21, 2012, WYXC went under new ownership with John and Brandi Underwood along with partner Greg Detscher, forming the NewsTalk Corporation. In June 2014, NewsTalk Corp. defaulted on the lease with Clarion Communications. Intruders vandalized the station causing major damage. Clarion Communications took over operation of the station, and spent many hours in engineering expenses getting the damage repaired. The station returned to the air under the "Fox News & Sports" logo. Effective June 3, 2016, Clarion Communications sold WYXC to Anthony D. St. Cyr for $1. Michael and Dara Glinter’s Northwest Georgia Broadcasting filed an $180,000 deal to buy WYXC from Anthony St. Cyr. Northwest Georgia Broadcasting doesn’t own any other stations. Pensacola-based Michael and Dara Glinter previously attempted to buy the now-defunct WTJH 1260 in the Atlanta metro but the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) deleted the station’s license after it remained off the air for too long. Meanwhile, WYXC remained off the air pending its sale and relocation. The purchase by Northwest Georgia Broadcasting was consummated on December 1, 2016. On May 2, 2017, the station changed its call sign to WMDG. Restoring the Station Effective October 3, 2018, WMDG was issued a construction permit by the FCC to move its city of license from Cartersville to East Point, to move from 1270 AM to 1260 AM, and to both increase its daytime power and decrease its nighttime power. The new station would replace WTJH, the defunct station that had broadcast from East Point on AM 1260. The station is once again on the air featuring a Christian format; much of its programming is relayed from KGMS in Tucson, Arizona. In 2022, Christopher Murray's Georgia Radio Alliance acquired WMDG from Northwest Georgia Broadcasting. References External links MDG Radio stations established in 1961 1961 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state) News and talk radio stations in the United States East Point, Georgia