WGCS

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WGCS
WGCS-FM 2021.png
Broadcast area Elkhart, Indiana
South Bend, Indiana [2]
Frequency 91.1 FM MHz
Branding"91-1 The Globe"
Programming
Format Adult Album Alternative [3]
Affiliations PRX [4]
Regional Radio Sports Network [5]
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
October 2, 1958 (1958-10-02) [7]
Call sign meaning
Goshen College Station
Technical information
Facility ID 24663
Class A
Power 6,000 Watts
HAAT 89 meters (292 ft) [1]
Transmitter coordinates
 41°33′29.20″N85°51′6.00″W / 41.5581111°N 85.8516667°W / 41.5581111; -85.8516667 [1]
Links
Webcast WGCS Webstream
Website WGCS Online

WGCS is an adult album alternative-formatted broadcast radio station. [3] The station is licensed to Goshen, Indiana, and serves Goshen, Elkhart, and South Bend in Indiana. [1] [2] WGCS is owned by Goshen College and operated under their Goshen College Broadcasting Corporation licensee. [1]

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History

The Union Building at Goshen College housed WGCS at its launch Union Building With Snow (8246169020).jpg
The Union Building at Goshen College housed WGCS at its launch

On January 28, 1957, Goshen College applied for a construction permit to build a new noncommercial radio station in Goshen [8] after the class of 1956 made a gift of nearly $2,000 to establish one on the campus. Goshen College had previously operated a carrier current transmitter on the campus beginning in the 1940s; this ended in 1952 when the low-power broadcast was found to be operating with too much power after being heard as far away as Milford, Indiana. [9] With a transmitter previously used at Western Michigan University, [10] WGCS began broadcasting in 1958. In 1972, the station was transferred to the communications department, allowing Goshen College students to earn credit for working at WGCS. [11] For much of its history, WGCS aired primarily classical music, along with educational and religious programs and specialty music shows. [12]

In the late 1970s, WGCS was approved to increase effective radiated power from 390 watts to more than 7,000; stereo broadcasts also began, with both being made possible by more used equipment from another Michigan station, WAUS in Berrien Springs. [13] As an educational tool, the station occasionally developed its own teaching materials; chief engineer Curt Holsopple wrote a textbook, Skills for Radio Broadcasting, for use in introductory broadcasting courses, in response to the need for a text that was more easily comprehended by Goshen College's international student body. [14]

The longtime classical station made major changes in 2003 when Goshen alumnus Jason Samuel was hired as general manager, including a format change to a mix of Americana and adult album alternative and increased sports coverage. [15] Since the format change, the station has been recognized nationally, being the first college station to repeat as winner of the "Best College Station in the Nation" award from the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System [16] and also winning awards from the Indiana Association of School Broadcasters, and Broadcast Education Association (BEA). [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] In 2017, WGCS won the Dr. Marjorie Yambor Signature Station Award from the Broadcast Education Association. [23] On July 31, 2020, The Globe moved from the upstairs studio of the Union Building to the newly opened Center for Communication Studies. The facility houses 91.1 The Globe, Globe TV, the Record and PRSSA. In 2022, The Globe was named the best audio program in the nation by the BEA and was awarded its fourth "Best College Radio Station in the Nation" award by IBS. The Globe's morning show, "The Breakfast Blend" has also been featured in an article by radio hall-of-famer, Fred Jacobs.

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References

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  2. 1 2 "WGCS-FM 91.1 MHz - Goshen, IN". Theodric Technologies, LLC. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings . Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  4. ↑ "PRX >> Station >> 91.1 The Globe - WGCS". PRX. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
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  8. ↑ FCC History Cards for WGCS
  9. ↑ "About The Globe". globeradio.org. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
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  11. ↑ Purvis, Louise (January 7, 1973). "WGCS Work Earns Credit". The South Bend Tribune. p. 35. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
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  13. ↑ "Goshen Station Gets Power Boost". The South Bend Tribune. April 8, 1979. p. IN-3. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Goshen engineer writes new textbook". The South Bend Tribune. June 11, 1982. p. 18. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
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  17. ↑ "Broadcasting students nab six national Broadcast Educators Association awards". Goshen College . February 19, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
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