WGUO
Classic Country | |
| Ownership | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bayou Radio Group |
| KCIL, KDLC, KJIN | |
| History | |
First air date | May 17, 1991 (as WADU-FM) |
Former call signs | WADU-FM (1991–2000) WSJZ (2000–2002) WXXM (2002–2003) WPRF (2003–2012) |
Call sign meaning | W GUmbO |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 70279 |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 50,000 watts |
| HAAT | 146.9 meters (482 ft) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | gumbo949.com |
WGUO (94.9
studios and offices are on West Main Street in Houma, Louisiana.[1]
WGUO has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 50,000 watts. The transmitter is off Burma Road in Raceland, Louisiana.[2]
History
The station
Laplace. WADU carried an easy listening - adult standards
format. It was only powered at 1,900 watts, a fraction of its current output.
It flipped to
urban gospel
as WPRF on April 21, 2003.
As WPRF, the station's slogan was "New Orleans' Inspiration Station." The Program Director was Jojo Walker, whose experience included Morning Show Producer of the K.D. Bowe Morning Show at the Sheridan Gospel Network. He also held morning and afternoon
Tampa and 1080 WUFO in Buffalo, New York
.
On October 3, 2012, WPRF changed call letters to WGUO. On November 10, 2012, WGUO changed its format to
Thibodaux radio markets
.
References
- ^ Gumbo949.com/contest-rules
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WGUO
- ^ Information from Broadcasting Yearbook 1993 page B-196
- ^ "Gumbo is Cookin' Near New Orleans".
External links
- Gumbo 94.9's website
- WGUO in the FCC FM station database
- WGUO in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
29°43′48″N 90°43′37″W / 29.730°N 90.727°W
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