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Dick Lane Velodrome

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Dick Lane Velodrom
Dick Lane Velodrom

Dick Lane Velodrome, constructed in 1974, is a bicycle racing facility inspired by a group of residents and City officials that visited the Munich Olympics. Located eight miles south of downtown Atlanta, the Velodrome is 321.8 metres (1,056 ft) and 36° banked concrete track, set in Sumner park in a residential part of East Point. The City of East Point owns the facility and has a long-term partnership with East Point Velodrome Association, Inc. (EPVA) to manage it. It is one of 22 active velodromes in the United States.Dick Lane was the director of the East Point Recreation District and a member of the Georgia State Legislature.EPVA is a volunteer-based 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to the rehabilitation, care, and growth of the Dick Lane Velodrome, located in East Point, Georgia. EPVA conducts Youth Service Activities at no cost to the city or state. These activities include a Youth Cycling League (for kids 8-12), Summer Camps (kids 13-16), and Bicycle Safety Clinics.The Dick Lane Velodrome is a member of the American Track Racing Association (ATRA). ATRA is the governing body for the majority of velodromes in the country. The EPVA sits on the board of the Georgia Bicycle Racing Association (GBRA). GBRA is the USA Cycling (USAC) local association for all USAC races in Georgia.

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WMDG (1260 AM; "Fox FM") is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to East Point, Georgia, the station serves the Atlanta metropolitan area. The station is owned by Christopher Murray’s Georgia Radio Alliance Atlanta, LLC. As of August 30, 2022, WMDG is now a part of the classic hits formatted "Fox FM" branded stations across Georgia. "Fox FM" is programmed by former WSTR "Star 94" midday host Kevin Steele; Steele also hosts mornings on "Fox FM." Aside from Steele, other local personalities on the station include Jeremy "Hawk" Hawkins, who hosts afternoons on "Fox FM," (Hawkins also serves as Fox FM's voice-over talent) and former WKHX night jock TJ Kelley who hosts the Totally 80's Friday Night show. Syndicated programming on Fox FM includes Daily Dees hosted by Rick Dees in middays and Scott Shannon Presents America's Greatest Hits on weekends. WMDG, as well as translators W271CV at 102.1 and W261DL at 100.1 are the main stations in the Atlanta Fox network of stations owned by Georgia Radio Alliance. Simulcasters of WMDG include WFDR 1370 AM along with an FM translator at 97.3 in Manchester, Georgia, and WBAF 1090 AM along with an FM translator at 104.9 in Barnesville, Georgia. A localized Fox network also exists in Macon, Georgia with WFXM-HD3/W234CQ 94.7 being the main station of that network. Macon's Fox is also simulcasted in Warner Robins on WBML 1350/95.5 W238CG. Macon's Fox programming and music is identical to Atlanta aside from stopsets and imaging.