WGCM (AM)

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WGCM
WGCM station logo.png
Broadcast area Gulfport–Biloxi metropolitan area
Frequency 1240 kHz
BrandingCruisin' WGCM
Programming
Format Oldies
Ownership
Owner
  • Lisa Stiglets and Elizabeth McQueen
  • (JLE, Incorporated)
WGCM-FM, WROA, WRPM, WZKX, WZNF
History
First air date
1928;95 years ago (1928) [1]
Former call signs
  • WGCM (1928-1980) [2]
  • WTAM (1980-1987) [3]
Former frequencies
  • 1350 kHz (1928) [2]
  • 1210 kHz (1928-1941) [2]
Call sign meaning
Gulf Coast Music Co. (original owner)
Technical information [4]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 31216
Class C
Power 1,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
 30°25′45″N89°01′10″W / 30.42917°N 89.01944°W / 30.42917; -89.01944
Translator(s) 100.9 W265DH (Gulfport)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website wgcmam.com

WGCM (1240 AM) is radio station licensed to Gulfport, Mississippi. It airs an oldies format and is owned by Lisa Stiglets and Elizabeth McQueen, through licensee JLE, Incorporated. [5]

Contents

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. [6]

In 1980, its call sign was changed to WTAM. [3] The station aired an urban contemporary format as WTAM. [7] [8] Its call sign was changed back to WGCM in 1987, and it adopted a country music format. [3] [9] By 1990, the station had adopted to an adult standards format. [10] By 1994, it had switched to a sports format. [11] In 1995, it adopted a classic country format. [12] [13] [14] In 2016, the station began to be simulcast on a translator at 100.9 MHz, and it adopted an oldies format branded "Cruisin' WGCM". [15] [16] [17]

Translator

WGCM is also heard at 100.9 MHz, through a translator in Gulfport, Mississippi.

Call sign Frequency City of license ERP (W) HAAT Class FCC info
W265DH100.9 FM Gulfport, Mississippi 250115  m (377  ft)D FMQ

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References

  1. 1 2 Broadcasting Yearbook 1975 , Broadcasting, 1975. p. C-104. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 History Cards for WGCM, fcc.gov. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WGCM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  5. ↑ AM Query Results: WGCM, fcc.gov. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  6. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1944 , Broadcasting, 1944. p. 114. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Urban/Black", Billboard . November 13, 1982. p. 25. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Vox Jox", Billboard . February 9, 1985. p. 19. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  9. ↑ Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1988 , Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1988. p. B-157. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  10. ↑ Unmacht, Robert (1990). The M Street Radio Directory . p. 209. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Elsewhere", The M Street Journal. Vol. 11, No. 29. July 20, 1994. p. 6. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Format Changes & Updates", The M Street Journal. Vol. 12, No. 42. October 18, 1995. p. 1. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  13. ↑ Taylor, Chuck. "Vox Jox", Billboard . November 4, 1995. p. 104. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  14. ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1996 , Broadcasting & Cable, 1996. p. B-233. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  15. ↑ "FM Facilities Report", VHF-UHF Digest. April 2016. p. 19. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  16. ↑ Heinen, Wayne (2016). The National Radio Club's AM Radio Log . 37th Edition. National Radio Club Publications. p. 115. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  17. ↑ "Cruisin' WGCM". WGCM. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
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