WGOD-FM

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WGOD-FM
WGOD-FM logo.png
Frequency 97.9 FM (MHz)
BrandingWGOD Radio
Programming
Format Religious
Affiliations 3ABN
Ownership
Owner
  • North Caribbean Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists, Inc. and Xnull
  • (North Caribbean Conference of SDA Broadcasting Corp.)
History
First air date
 1979
Former call signs
WIBS (1979-1985)
WGOD (1985-1989) [1]
Call sign meaning
Where
God
Offers
Deliverance
Technical information
Facility ID 66979
Class B
ERP 50,000 watts
HAAT 475 meters (1,558 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
 18°21′25″N64°58′0″W / 18.35694°N 64.96667°W / 18.35694; -64.96667
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website http://www.wgod.co/
WIGT
(repeater of WGOD-FM)
Frequency 1690 kHz
BrandingWGOD Radio
Programming
Format Religious
Affiliations 3ABN
Ownership
Owner
  • Three Angels Broadcasting Company, Inc.
  • (Three Angels Corporation)
History
First air date
 2010
Technical information
Facility ID 87157
Class B
Power 920 watts
Transmitter coordinates
 18°18′57″N64°53′2″W / 18.31583°N 64.88389°W / 18.31583; -64.88389

WGOD-FM (97.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands. The station is owned by the North Caribbean Conference of SDA Broadcasting Corporation. The station is simulcast on WIGT (1690 AM), serving as a repeater of WGOD-FM. WIGT is owned by Three Angels Corporation.

Contents

WGOD-FM and WIGT air a religious radio format featuring a mix of teaching programs and Christian music. [2] The station receives the majority of its programming as part of the Three Angels Broadcasting Network. [3]

History

WGOD-FM

WGOD-FM operated under the call letters WIBS from its initial licensing in 1979 until August 13, 1985, when it became WGOD. It added an -FM suffix to the call sign on October 5, 1989, becoming WGOD-FM, [1] so that the WGOD call letters could be assigned to a co-owned AM station. [4]

WGOD-FORUM

The WGOD forum has officially opened. While you can listen to the radio on WGOD-FM, on the official WGOD forum, you can discuss and get information about radios, software, and books. The official website for the WGOD forum has been set as wgod.co, and it provides services in English. It has been launched as a premium community, and memberships are paid.

WIGT

WIGT originated as the expanded band "twin" of an existing station on the standard AM band. On March 17, 1997 the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that 88 stations had been given permission to move to newly available "Expanded Band" transmitting frequencies, ranging from 1610 to 1700 kHz, with WGOD authorized to move from 1090 to 1690 kHz. [5]

An application for the expanded band station was filed on June 16, 1997. [6] The initial authorization specified that it would be for the standard U.S. "Model I" transmitter powers of 10,000 watts during the day and 1,000 watts at night. However, France filed an objection, because under an international agreement [7] this resulted in impermissibly strong signals at its territories of Martinique and Guadeloupe, and the original Construction Permit (CP) was rescinded in 2000.

In 2006 a modified application was filed, specifying a power of 920 watts both day and night, [8] and the resulting CP was assigned the call letters WIGT on August 12, 2010. [9] The FCC's initial policy was that both the original station and its expanded band counterpart could operate simultaneously for up to five years, after which owners would have to turn in one of the two licenses, depending on whether they preferred the new assignment or elected to remain on the original frequency. [5] This deadline was extended multiple times, and both stations remained authorized beyond the initial cut-off date. (The original station on 1090 AM, now holding the call letters WUVI, was eventually deleted, on September 23, 2019.) [10]

In 2017, damage from Hurricane Irma silenced WIGT beginning on September 7. A Special Temporary Authority (STA) grant, renewed on June 18, 2018, was issued allowing the station to remain off the air while repairs were being made. [11] WIGT resumed broadcasting on September 5, 2018, at a reduced power of 400 watts. [12] The station was issued a series of STAs on September 7, 2018, March 19, 2019, September 23, 2019, April 14, 2020, November 3, 2020 [13] and May 25, 2021, [14] allowing it to continue operating with 400 watts while arrangements were being made to install a replacement 1,000-watt transmitter that would allow it to resume operations at its licensed power of 920 watts.

Later history

In 2020 it was announced that WGOD-FM was being acquired from Three Angels by the North Caribbean Conference of SDA [Seventh-Day Adventist] Broadcasting Corporation, with Three Angels retaining ownership of WIGT. [15]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. ↑ "3ABN Radio Stations". 3ABN Radio Network.
  4. ↑ "Call Sign History (1090 AM)". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  5. 1 2 "FCC Public Notice: Mass Media Bureau Announces Revised AM Expanded Band Allotment Plan and Filing Window for Eligible Stations" (FCC DA 97-537), March 17, 1997.
  6. ↑ "AM Broadcast Applications Accepted For Filing and Notification of Cut-Off Date", Report No. B-93, Released: August 12, 1997 (FCC.gov)
  7. ↑ Final Acts of the Regional Radio Conference to Establish a Plan for the Broadcasting Service in the Band 1605-1705 in Region 2 (PDF) (Rio de Janeiro, 1988. ITU.int)
  8. ↑ "Engineering Exhibit EE-1", prepared by Alan E. Gearing, Mullaney Engineering, Inc., January 17, 2006.
  9. ↑ FCC Call Sign History (1690 AM) (Facility ID: 87157)
  10. ↑ FCC Station Search Details: DWUVI (Facility ID: 66988)
  11. ↑ "Request for Special Temporary Authority to Remain Silent", correspondence from Lisa Scanlan, Deputy Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau (FCC.gov)
  12. ↑ "Resumption of Operations" (FCC.gov)
  13. ↑ FCC Correspondence Folder: WIGT (FCC.gov)
  14. ↑ "Special Temporary Authority (STA) BESTA-20210524AAK", correspondence from Joseph Szczesny, Engineer, Audio Division, Media Bureau (FCC.gov)
  15. ↑ "A Transaction That's All About 'GOD", by Adam Jacobson, October 14, 2020 (rbr.com)
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