WGCL (AM)

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WGCL
  • Sarkes Tarzian, Inc.
WTTS
History
First air date
March 11, 1949; 75 years ago (1949-03-11)
Former call signs
WTTS (1949-1984)
WGTC (1984-1988)
Technical information
Facility ID59131
ClassB (AM)
D (FM)
Power5,000 watts day
500 watts night
ERP250 watts (FM)
Transmitter coordinates
39°11′25.00″N 86°38′2.00″W / 39.1902778°N 86.6338889°W / 39.1902778; -86.6338889
Translator(s)98.7 W254DP (Bloomington)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitewgclradio.com

WGCL (1370

radio studios
and offices are on West 7th Street in Bloomington.

By day, WGCL is powered at 5,000

FM translator W254DP at 98.7 MHz
.

Programming

On weekdays, WGCL airs a mix of local and

nationally syndicated talk shows. In morning drive time, Kent Sterling is heard.[3] In PM drive, another local show, "Glass in the Afternoon" airs. And Tony Katz is carried in early afternoons from WIBC Indianapolis. Syndicated weekday shows include The Ramsey Show with Dave Ramsey, This Morning, America's First News with Gordon Deal and Coast to Coast AM with George Noory. Evenings feature programming from the CBS Sports Radio Network. In the fall, high school football
is heard on Friday evenings.

On weekends, syndicated programs include The Kim Komando Show, The Hugh Hewitt Show, Bill Handel on the Law and At Home with Gary Sullivan. WGCL carries live sports including the Indianapolis Colts, Indiana Pacers and Cincinnati Reds. Most hours begin with an update from Fox News Radio, followed by local news and weather.

History

On March 11, 1949; 75 years ago (1949-03-11), the station first

full-service, middle of the road (MOR) station, playing popular adult music, news and sports. It was a network affiliate of ABC Radio
prior to that network's 1967 split, and the ABC Entertainment Network after that.

In November 1949, Sarkes Tarzian put television station WTTV Channel 4 on the air. Tarzian owned it until 1978. In 1960, sister station WTTV-FM 92.3 went on the air, simulcasting 1370 WTTS until 1967, when it switched to a separate format.

WTTS changed its call letters to WGTC on July 9, 1984, flipping to a full-service, country music format. On November 17, 1988, the station changed its call sign to the current WGCL.[5] It ended music programming, moving to a talk radio format.

FM translator

Logo while simulcast on 96.1 FM

WGCL added an FM translator, originally at 96.1 MHz, W241CD. It later switched its translator simulcast to 98.7 MHz, W254DP.

References

  1. ^ "WGCL Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WGCL
  3. ^ InsideRadio.com "New PD Morning Show at Bloomington's WGCL" Jan. 23, 2023
  4. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1949 page 122, Broadcasting & Cable
  5. ^ "WGCL Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

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