 WXTG 1490, along with co-owned 102.1 WXTG-FM, 107.9 WBQK, 92.3 WTYD and FM translator 101.9 W270DA, all simulcast an adult album alternative radio format.A local staff previously supplied Virginia news, while much of the day, the stations carry the Bloomberg Radio business news network, with world and national news coming from CBS Radio News.The station signed on as WVEC in 1948.