WGST (AM)
kHz | |
| Branding | 720 The Voice |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Format | Talk |
| Affiliations | Fox News Radio Premiere Networks Salem Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
|
| WBIN, WBZW, WBZY, WRZX, WMGP, WRDG, WUBL, WWPW | |
| History | |
First air date | August 12, 1985 |
Former call signs | WMXY (1984–1999) WGSE (1999–2003) WVCC (2003–2020) |
Call sign meaning | "Georgia School of Technology", now Georgia Tech; founders of WGST (920 AM), now WGKA |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 39620 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 7,970 watts day |
Transmitter coordinates | 33°3′54.00″N 84°57′23.00″W / 33.0650000°N 84.9563889°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 720thevoice.iheart.com |
WGST (720
syndicated. It carries Premiere Networks shows from Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck and "Clay Travis & Buck Sexton." From the Salem Radio Network it carries Hugh Hewitt and Larry Elder. On weekends, sports programming from the Fox Sports Radio Network is heard. On weekdays, most hours begin with Fox News Radio
.
WGST transmits with power of 7,970
daytimer
, required to be off the air at night when AM radio waves travel farther.
History
The station was assigned the WMXY
urban contemporary format.[4] Tharpe sold the station to T. Wood and Associates for $5,000 in 1991; L.A. Wood was a principal of both companies.[5] Two years later, WMXY and its FM sister station, WEIZ, were sold to Magnolia Broadcasting for $200,000.[6] Magnolia sold the stations to First Georgia Broadcasting, owner of WKZJ in Greenville, for $145,000 in 1995;[7] the following year, First Georgia sold WVCC and what had become WZLG to Janz Broadcasting for $510,000.[8]
Janz Broadcasting sold WMXY and WZLG to Radio LaGrange for $975,000 in 1997, with a
Jacor Communications announced a $4.4 million purchase of all four stations in January 1999;[10] Jacor was itself acquired by Clear Channel Communications (now iHeartMedia) a few months later.[3][11] WMXY changed its call sign to WGSE on July 12, 1999,[2] accompanied by a switch to a news/talk format;[12] the previous call sign was moved to WKBN-FM in Youngstown, Ohio.[13] The call sign was changed to WVCC on December 22, 2003, and to WGST on July 13, 2020.[2]
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ a b c "WGST Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ a b Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010 page D-164
- ^ Broadcasting Cablecasting Yearbook 1986 (PDF). 1986. p. B-75. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
- ^ "For the Record" (PDF). Broadcasting. August 12, 1991. p. 56. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
- ^ "Broadcasting Partners Gets Motown Duopoly With $40 Million For WMTG & WNIC" (PDF). Radio & Records. November 26, 1993. pp. 6–10. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
- ^ "EZ Communications Creates Kansas City Duopoly For $35 Million" (PDF). Radio & Records. January 13, 1995. pp. 6–8. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
- ^ "Clear Channel Claims Heftel In $275 Million Stock Sale" (PDF). Radio & Records. June 7, 1996. pp. 6–8. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
- ^ "Elsewhere" (PDF). The M Street Journal. p. 9. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
- ^ "Jacor expands into Georgia with four new stations". Cincinnati Business Courier. January 5, 1999. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
- ^ "Closings Galore" (PDF). The M Street Journal. May 5, 1999. p. 1. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
- ^ "Format Changes & Updates" (PDF). The M Street Journal. August 11, 1999. p. 1. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
- ^ "Call Letter Changes" (PDF). The M Street Journal. July 28, 1999. p. 4. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
External links
- Official website
- WGST in the FCC AM station database
- WGST in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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