WGSW

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WGSW
Simulcasting WZBN Camilla
Broadcast area Albany, Georgia
Frequency 106.9 MHz
BrandingPraise 105.5 & 106.9
Programming
Format Traditional and Urban contemporary gospel
Ownership
Owner
  • Olive Broadcasting Network
  • (Greater 2nd Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church)
History
First air date
September 19, 2015;7 years ago (2015-09-19)
Technical information
Facility ID 191567
Class A
ERP 6,000 watts
HAAT 55 meters
Transmitter coordinates
32°05′03.0″N84°14′35.00″W / 32.084167°N 84.2430556°W / 32.084167; -84.2430556
Links
Webcast Listen live
Website praise1055.com

WGSW is a commercial FM Broadcast Radio Station licensed in the US to Americus, Georgia. WGSW is airing a traditional gospel and urban contemporary gospel format, simulcasting WZBN 105.5 FM Camilla, and is owned by Olive Broadcasting Network, through licensee Greater 2nd Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church.

Contents

On November 28, 2022, WGSW changed their format from classic hits (simulcasting WSIZ-FM) to a simulcast of gospel-formatted WZBN 105.5 FM Camilla. [1]

In popular culture, the call sign was used for a fictional New York television station (Channel 8) in Ghostbusters (2016) .

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References

  1. Pair of Flips in Southwest Georgia Radioinsight - November 28, 2022