WGAI

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WGAI
WGAI 560AM logo.png
Broadcast area Elizabeth City
Outer Banks
Frequency 560 kHz
Branding"Gospel 560"
Programming
Format Black Gospel
Affiliations East Carolina University Sports
Ownership
Owner
  • George Gregory
  • (Gregory Communications License, Inc.)
History
First air date
1947
Call sign meaning
Where Gospel Always Inspires
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 72731
Class B
Power 1,000 watts daytime
500 watts nighttime
Transmitter coordinates
36°20′16.0″N76°14′49.0″W / 36.337778°N 76.246944°W / 36.337778; -76.246944
Links
Public license information
Webcast , http://104.254.99.99:8000/listen.pls
Website http://www.gregorygospel.com, http://www.wgai560am.com

WGAI (560 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Elizabeth City, North Carolina, serving Elizabeth City and the Outer Banks. It broadcasts a Black Gospel/Christian radio format. WGAI is owned and operated by George Gregory, through licensee Gregory Communications License, Inc.

Contents

The station's studio and offices are located in Moyock, North Carolina. The transmitter is off Lovers Lane in Elizabeth City. [2]

History

WGAI went through many formats with Top 40 in the 1960s and early 1970s, Adult Contemporary in the late 1970s, Country in the mid-1980s, and Adult Contemporary again in the late 1980s. Joy Smith, daughter of famous DJ Bob "Wolfman Jack" Smith, was briefly an afternoon DJ at WGAI in 1989 as "Joy Jack". WGAI would drop music altogether in 1994 when it began its News/Talk/Sports format. In 2015 WGAI was purchased by George Gregory. The format is Gospel and Christian Talk.

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References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for WGAI". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. Radio-Locator.com/WGAI