WGAT

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WGAT
Broadcast area Gate City, Virginia
Scott County, Virginia
Kingsport, Tennessee
Frequency 1050 kHz
Programming
Format Defunct
Ownership
OwnerTri-Cities Broadcasting Corporation
History
First air date
July 24, 1959 [1]
Last air date
October 2, 2019
Call sign meaning
GATe City
Technical information
Facility ID 67667
Class B
Power 1,000 Watts daytime
267 Watts nighttime
Transmitter coordinates
 36°37′59.0″N82°34′56.0″W / 36.633056°N 82.582222°W / 36.633056; -82.582222

WGAT was a Southern Gospel-formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Gate City, Virginia, serving Gate City and Scott County, Virginia, and Kingsport, Tennessee. [2] WGAT was owned and operated by Tri-Cities Broadcasting Corporation. [3] Its license was cancelled October 2, 2019. [4]

Contents

History of call letters

The call letters WGAT were previously assigned to an AM station in Utica, New York. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-564. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings . Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  3. ↑ "WGAT Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  4. ↑ Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  5. ↑ "WGAT Open House" (PDF). Broadcasting. April 19, 1948. Retrieved November 27, 2014.


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