WGAC (AM)
kHz | |
| Branding | NewsTalk WGAC |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Format | Talk |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks Westwood One Fox News Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WCHZ-FM, WDRR, WGAC-FM, WGUS-FM, WKXC-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | 1940 |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 4435 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts day 840 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 33°40′44″N 82°4′48″W / 33.67889°N 82.08000°W (day) 33°31′29″N 81°54′31″W / 33.52472°N 81.90861°W (night) |
| Translator(s) | 101.9 W270CY (Augusta) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | wgac.com |
WGAC (580
radio studios and offices are on Jimmie Dyess Parkway in Augusta.[1]
WGAC is a rare radio station that uses
Programming
On weekdays, WGAC has local shows in AM and PM
America in the Morning
with John Trout.
Weekends feature shows on money, gardening, golfing, cars, technology, religion and law. Syndicated weekend shows include
minor league baseball team. Most hours begin with world and national news from Fox News Radio
.
History
In 1940, WGAC
NBC Blue Network affiliate, carrying its schedule of dramas, comedies, news, sports, soap operas, game shows and big band broadcasts during the "Golden Age of Radio
."
In 1941, after the enactment of the
ABC Radio Network
.
In 1978, the Beasley Broadcast Group acquired WGAC-AM and later, added an FM station (95.1) which is licensed to Harlem, Ga. and simulcasts the WGAC-AM programing.[6]
See also
References
External links
- WGAC official website
- WGAC in the FCC AM station database
- WGAC in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- W270CY in the FCC FM station database
- W270CY at FCCdata.org
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