WGRW

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WGRW
Broadcast area Gadsden, Alabama
Frequency 90.7 MHz
BrandingGrace Radio
Programming
Format Contemporary Christian
Affiliations Moody Broadcasting Network
Salem Radio Network
Ownership
OwnerWord Works, Inc.
History
First air date
June 30, 1999 (1999-06-30) [1]
Call sign meaning
GR = Grace Radio
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 79043
Class A
ERP 3,000 watts
HAAT 100 meters (328 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
 33°46′41″N85°56′38″W / 33.77806°N 85.94389°W / 33.77806; -85.94389
Links
Public license information
Website graceradio.com

WGRW (90.7 FM) is a non-commercial radio station licensed to serve Anniston, Alabama, United States. The station is owned by Word Works, Inc. [3]

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Programming

WGRW broadcasts a Contemporary Christian music format to the Anniston and Gadsden, Alabama, area. [4] The station derives a portion of its programming from the Moody Broadcasting Network and the Salem Radio Network. [5]

Jon Holder, station manager and host of Grace in the Morning, has been with WGRW since it launched in 1999. [1] Holder had previously worked at WDNG, also in Anniston. [6]

History

This station's original construction permit was granted by the Federal Communications Commission on September 12, 1996. [7] The new station was assigned the WGRW call letters by the FCC on October 25, 1996. [8] On June 25, 1999, WGRW received its license to cover from the FCC. [9]

References

  1. 1 2 "Jon Holder: It begins with Grace in the Morning". The Anniston Star. Anniston, Alabama. March 5, 1999. pp. 1B, 5B . Retrieved January 4, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WGRW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ Smith, George (March 5, 1999). "New station is coming your way..." The Anniston Star. Anniston, Alabama. p. 1B. Retrieved January 4, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Jarrell, Daira (March 5, 1999). "Grace is on the air: Contemporary Christian music gains acceptance on the radio". The Anniston Star. Anniston, Alabama. pp. 1D, 3D . Retrieved January 4, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  6. ↑ Smith, George (February 9, 2001). "Listening to a son in the night". The Anniston Star. Anniston, Alabama. p. 1B. Retrieved January 4, 2026– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Application Search Details (BPED-19960119MB)". FCC Media Bureau. September 12, 1996.
  8. ↑ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  9. ↑ "Application Search Details (BLED-19990603KZ)". FCC Media Bureau. June 25, 1999.
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