WGCM (AM)
WGCM (1240 AM) is radio station licensed to Gulfport, Mississippi. It airs an oldies format and is owned by JMD, Inc.[4]
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City | Gulfport, Mississippi |
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Broadcast area | Gulfport–Biloxi metropolitan area |
Frequency | 1240 kHz |
Branding | Cruisin' WGCM |
Slogan | "Music to Cruise To" |
Programming | |
Format | Oldies |
Ownership | |
Owner | JMD, Inc |
WGCM-FM | |
History | |
First air date | 1928[1] |
Former call signs | WGCM (1928-1980)[2] WTAM (1980-1987)[3] |
Former frequencies | 1350 kHz (1928)[2] 1210 kHz (1928-1941)[2] |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 31216 |
Class | C |
Power | 1,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 30°25′45″N 89°01′10″W |
Translator(s) | 100.9 W265DH (Gulfport) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | http://wgcmam.com/ |
History
WGCM began broadcasting in 1928 and was owned by Gulf Coast Music Co.[1][2] It briefly broadcast at 1350 kHz, before its frequency was changed to 1210 kHz later in 1928.[2] Its frequency was changed to 1240 kHz in March 1941, as a result of the North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement.[2] By 1944, WGCM had become an affiliate of the Blue Network, which would become the American Broadcasting Company in 1945.[5]
In 1980, its call sign was changed to WTAM.[3] The station aired an urban contemporary format as WTAM.[6][7] Its call sign was changed back to WGCM in 1987, and it adopted a country music format.[3][8] By 1990, the station had adopted to an adult standards format.[9] By 1994, it had switched to a sports format.[10] In 1995, it adopted a classic country format.[11][12][13] In 2016, the station began to be simulcast on a translator at 100.9 MHz, and it adopted an oldies format branded "Cruisin' WGCM".[14][15][16]
Translator
WGCM is also heard at 100.9 MHz, through a translator in Gulfport, Mississippi.
Call sign | Frequency (MHz) | City of license | ERP (W) | Height (m (ft)) | Class | FCC info |
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W265DH | 100.9 | Gulfport, Mississippi | 250 | 115 m (377 ft) | D | FCC |
References
- Broadcasting Yearbook 1975, Broadcasting, 1975. p. C-104. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
- History Cards for WGCM, fcc.gov. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
- Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
- AM Query Results: WGCM, fcc.gov. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
- Broadcasting Yearbook 1944, Broadcasting, 1944. p. 114. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
- "Urban/Black", Billboard. November 13, 1982. p. 25. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
- "Vox Jox", Billboard. February 9, 1985. p. 19. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
- Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1988, Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1988. p. B-157. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
- Unmacht, Robert (1990). The M Street Radio Directory. p. 209. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
- "Elsewhere", The M Street Journal. Vol. 11, No. 29. July 20, 1994. p. 6. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
- "Format Changes & Updates", The M Street Journal. Vol. 12, No. 42. October 18, 1995. p. 1. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
- Taylor, Chuck. "Vox Jox", Billboard. November 4, 1995. p. 104. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
- Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1996, Broadcasting & Cable, 1996. p. B-233. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
- "FM Facilities Report", VHF-UHF Digest. April 2016. p. 19. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
- Heinen, Wayne (2016). The National Radio Club's AM Radio Log. 37th Edition. National Radio Club Publications. p. 115. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
- "Cruisin' WGCM". WGCM. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
External links
- WGCM in the FCC's AM station database
- WGCM on Radio-Locator
- WGCM in Nielsen Audio's AM station database