WAGP

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WAGP
Broadcast area Savannah metropolitan area
Hilton Head Island
Frequency 88.7 MHz
BrandingThe Light
Programming
Format Christian Talk and Teaching
Network SRN News
Affiliations Moody Broadcasting Network
Ownership
OwnerCommunity Broadcasting Corp. of Beaufort, Inc
History
First air date
April 1, 1986;38 years ago (1986-04-01)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 12534
Class C1
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 101 meters (331 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
32°21′27.10″N80°55′11.20″W / 32.3575278°N 80.9197778°W / 32.3575278; -80.9197778
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website wagp.net

WAGP (88.7 FM) is a non-commercial, listener-supported radio station broadcasting a Christian talk and teaching format. Licensed to Beaufort, South Carolina, it serves the Savannah metropolitan area and Hilton Head Island. It is owned by Community Broadcasting Corp. of Beaufort, Inc. [2] The studios and offices are in the Community Bible Church on Parris Island Gateway in Beaufort.

Contents

WAGP is a Class C1 FM station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for most stations. The transmitter is on Lowcountry Drive in Ridgeland, South Carolina. [3]

Programming

WAGP is affiliated with the Moody Broadcasting Network and airs updates from SRN News. The station produces local call-in shows, daily bible study and a rebroadcast of the weekly sermon at a local church.

National religious leaders heard on WAGP include Greg Laurie, Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth, Charles Stanley, Michael Youssef, James Dobson, Jim Daly, Adrian Rogers, David Jeremiah and John MacArthur. Late nights, it broadcasts Christian music.

History

WAGP signed on the air on April 1, 1986;38 years ago.

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References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for WAGP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "WAGP Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. Radio-Locator.com/WAGP