WGES (AM)

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WGES
Broadcast area Tampa Bay Area
Frequency 680 kHz
BrandingGenesis Radio 680AM
Programming
Format Spanish Christian radio
Ownership
OwnerVision Communications Network, Inc.
History
First air date
May 5, 1950;74 years ago (1950-05-05)
Former call signs
WPIN (1950 - ?)
WWBA (? - 1982)
WLFW (1982–1985)
WLFF (1985–1991)
WRMD (1991–2006)
Call sign meaning
W GEneSis
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 74558
Class D
Power 800 watts day
140 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
 27°51′24.00″N82°37′26.00″W / 27.8566667°N 82.6238889°W / 27.8566667; -82.6238889
Translator(s) 92.9 W225CQ-HD2 (Tampa)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website genesis680.com

WGES (680 kHz) is an AM radio station licensed to St. Petersburg, Florida, and serving the Tampa Bay area. It broadcasts a Spanish-language Christian radio format and is owned by Vision Communications Network, Inc. The call sign refers to the Book of Genesis from The Bible.

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By day, WGES is powered at 800 watts, using a non-directional antenna. As 680 AM is a clear channel frequency, WGES must reduce power at night to 140 watts to avoid interference to other stations. The transmitter is off San Martin Boulevard NE near Riviera Bay in St. Petersburg. [2]

History

The station signed on the air on May 5, 1950;74 years ago. [3] Its original call sign was WPIN. It was a daytimer, powered at 1,000 watts and required to go off the air at sunset. It was owned by Florida West Coast Broadcasters with studios in the Royal Palm Hotel.

For most of its early history, the station was WWBA (referring to Tampa Bay). In the 1960s and 70s, it simulcast a beautiful music format with its sister station WWBA-FM 107.3 (now WXGL). [4] They played quarter hour sweeps of instrumental cover versions of popular adult songs, as well as Broadway and Hollywood show tunes.

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WGES". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ Radio-Locator.com/WGES
  3. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1953 page 113. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  4. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-47. Retrieved Nov. 29, 2023.


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