WCGL
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|---|---|
| Affiliations | American Urban Radio Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | JBD Communications, Inc. |
| History | |
Former call signs | WOBS (1948–1975) |
Call sign meaning | Where Christ Gets Lifted |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 30609 |
| Class | D |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 30°16′33″N 81°38′12″W / 30.27583°N 81.63667°W |
| Translator(s) | 94.7 W234CW (Jacksonville) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
WCGL (1360
urban gospel radio format. Licensed to Jacksonville, Florida, United States, the station is owned by JBD Communications, Inc.[2]
The station airs contemporary gospel music and some preaching programs, aimed at the African-American community. It uses the moniker "The Victory Station".
WCGL transmits with 5,000 watts by day, but to avoid interfering with other radio stations on
AM 1360, WCGL reduces power at night to 89 watts. Listeners in Jacksonville and adjacent communities can hear WCGL programming on an FM translator station
, 94.7 W234CW.
History
The station first
daytimer. It originally broadcast at 1,000 watts by day and had to go off the air at sunset. The call sign was changed to WCGL on August 18, 1975.[4]
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WCGL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WCGL Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1952 page 106
- ^ "WCGL history cards" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 30609 (WCGL) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WCGL in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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