WGSP (AM)
Simulcasts kHz | |
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Branding | Latina 102.3 y 107.5 |
Programming | |
Format | Spanish tropical |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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WGSP-FM, WXNC WNOW, WOLS | |
History | |
First air date | August 23, 1958 |
Call sign meaning | "Great Sounds of the Past" (from former format) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 10631 |
Class | D |
Power | 5,000 watts day 240 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°15′23″N 80°51′52″W / 35.25639°N 80.86444°W |
Translator(s) | 107.5 W298CF (Charlotte) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | charlotte.latinamusica.com |
WGSP (1310
By day, WGSP is powered at 5,000
FM Translator
In addition to the main station on 1310
Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | Class | FCC info |
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W298CF | 107.5 FM | Charlotte, North Carolina | 157114 | 250 | D | LMS |
History
On August 23, 1958, the station
WKTC became Charlotte's first full-time
WGSP ("Great Sounds of the Past") returned to the air as one of Charlotte's first oldies stations, playing a wide variety of standard pop hits and "beach music." In 1985, with no other area stations playing classic rock this small AM station became one of the first in the country to shape a format around vintage rock and roll from the 1960s and 1970s. WGSP became the second most listened to AM station in the market. At its peak, the WGSP air staff included Program Director Paul Ingles, Rick Ballew, Fielding Spicer, David Appleford, Phil England and Darby James. After a couple of years of growth by WGSP, other FM stations in the region adopted the "Classic Rock" format and, with their better signals, WGSP lost audience and was sold to religious broadcasters.
WGSP became a gospel station[6][7] and this format continued until 2004, when the switch was made to the current format.[8] During 2006 and 2007, WGSP's programming aired on WGSP-FM, at 102.3 FM.[9][10] Programs included "La Voz del Immigrante" ("The Voice of the Immigrant").[11] WGSP has simulcast the La Tremenda Network with WXNC.
References
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WGSP
- ^ Washburn, Mark (2010-09-18). "Johnny Jacobs turned up volume on local radio". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved 2010-09-21.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "He Foresees A Religious 'Top Forty'," The Charlotte Observer, February 10, 1971, p. 3B.
- ^ "Stations Put Christian Message On Airwaves Of Metrolina," The Charlotte Observer, December 16, 1980.
- ^ Mark Wolf, "Radio Station WQCC To Shift To A Christian Music Format," The Charlotte Observer, October 6, 1980, p. 5B.
- ^ Jeff Borden, "Religious Group to Buy WGSP," The Charlotte Observer, March 6, 1986.
- ^ Deborah Hales, "'Last Waltz' to Be WGSP's Swan Song," The Charlotte Observer, May 30, 1986.
- ^ Cristina Breen Bolling, "Spanish-Language Media Are Multiplying in Region - Radio, Newspapers Target Powerful Market," The Charlotte Observer, June 19, 2004.
- ^ Franco Ordoñez, "City's Top Spanish-Language Radio Station Leaping to FM - WGSP-AM Will Begin Simulcasting Today on WRML 102.3," The Charlotte Observer, March 1, 2006.
- ^ Mark Washburn, "106.1 FM Will Shift to All-Spanish," The Charlotte Observer, November 20, 2008.
- ^ Franco Ordoñez, "The Local News en Español - Spanish-Language Media Growing to Meet Needs of Charlotte's Burgeoning Latino Community, The Charlotte Observer, December 29, 2005.
External links
- Listen To The Story Of WGSP as a Classic Rock Station[1]
- website
- WGSP in the FCC AM station database
- WGSP in Nielsen Audio's AM station database