WGMP
kHz | |
| Branding | 104.9 The Gump |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Format | Alternative rock |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Bluewater Broadcasting Company, LLC |
| WACV, WBAM-FM, WJWZ, WQKS-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | 1939 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | "Gump", a take on the nickname for Montgomery |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 43633 |
| Class | D |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 32°27′16″N 86°17′21″W / 32.45444°N 86.28917°W |
| Translator(s) | 104.9 W285AJ (Montgomery) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 1049thegump.com |
WGMP (1170
The station's "104.9 The Gump" branding features the frequency of its broadcast translator, W285AJ,[2] rather than its licensed AM frequency. The station is locally owned and operated by Bluewater Broadcasting Company, LLC. The station's studios are located on Wall St. in Midtown Montgomery. The transmitter for WGMP is north of the city, while the translator's transmitter is in midtown near Greenwood Cemetery.
WGMP participates in Montgomery rating survey by
History
The station first hit the airwaves in January 1939 as WJJJ, owned by George William "Will" Covington, Jr. (1170 AM is the second-oldest frequency in use in the Montgomery market, the oldest being 1440 kHz, which began as WSFA, later became WHHY, and finally WLWI.) It broadcast from studios in the Excelsior Hotel in downtown Montgomery. In 1948, Covington changed the call letters to WCOV, naming it after himself. It would eventually spawn Montgomery's first television station, which still has the WCOV-TV call letters.
Covington died in 1949, and his family kept the station until selling it to Gay-Bell Corporation in 1964, earning a substantial return on their investment of 25 years earlier. The station changed its call letters to WACV in November 1984, after Gay-Bell sold it.[3] As WACV, it adopted a talk radio format.
In March 2004, Montgomery Broadcast Properties Ltd. (Allan Stroh, CEO) reached an agreement to sell this station to Bluewater Broadcasting LLC.
In late March 2009, WACV began
In November 2009, the news/talk programming was re-branded and moved to
On August 13, 2012, the station changed its call sign to WGMP.
This station was reported to be off the air in April 2017; it has been running on a
Programming
WGMP plays mostly
There are no disc jockeys, but rather, non-stop music with limited breaks for commercials and station identifications.
Technical information
WGMP broadcasts with a
Translators
WGMP programming is also carried on a low-powered FM
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | ERP (W) | Class | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W285AJ | 104.9 FM FM | Montgomery, Alabama | 99 | D | FMQ |
References
- ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^ "W285AJ-FM Radio Station Information". Retrieved March 10, 2011.
- ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^ a b c "Changing Hands - 2004-03-07". Broadcasting & Cable. March 7, 2004.
- ^ "Application Search Details (BAL-20040302ABH)". FCC Media Bureau. June 21, 2004.
- ^ Alabama Broadcast Media Page - Updates 20 April 2017
- ^ Construction Permit - Federal Communications Commission
External links
- WGMP official website
- W285AJ coverage map
- WGMP in the FCC AM station database
- WGMP in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- W285AJ in the FCC FM station database
- W285AJ at FCCdata.org
- Bluewater Broadcasting Company, LLC