WGAC-FM
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| Broadcast area | Augusta, Georgia |
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| Frequency | 95.1MHz |
| Branding | NewsTalk WGAC |
| Programming | |
| Format | News Talk Information |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | 1992 (as WCHZ) |
Former call signs | WHEY (1991–1992) WCHZ (1992–2011) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 24423 |
| Class | C3 |
| ERP | 5,700watts |
| HAAT | 164 meters (538 ft) |
| Repeater(s) | 580kHz(WGAC) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wgac.com |
WGAC-FMis a radio station located inAugusta, Georgia.The station is licensed by theFederal Communications Commission(FCC) to the town ofHarlemand broadcast on 95.1 FM with aneffective radiated power(ERP) of 5.7 kW. Itsimulcastsa news/talk format withWGAC580. Its studios are located just two blocks from the Augusta-Richmond County border in unincorporatedColumbia County, Georgiaand the transmitter is inGrovetown, Georgia,at the interchange ofInterstate 20andGA 388.
History
[edit]WGAC-FM signed on in November 1992 as analternative rockoutlet named "Channel Z 95.1", giving the area its first station playing that type of music. Although the station had a small but loyal audience, it was handicapped with a signal that covered 2/3 of the Augusta/Aikenmarket. It was nominated in 1996 for "Small Market Station Of The Year" as well as then-Music Director Johnny Cage for "Music Director Of The Year" byBillboard Radio Monitorand was voted "Best Radio Station" in 1995 and 1996 by readers of "Augusta Magazine".
The "Channel Z" era of WGAC-FM from 1992 to 1996 has been referred to as the "purest form of rock ‘n’ roll to be found anywhere on Augusta airwaves."[2]That era has been memorialized on theChannel Z 95.1 Preservation Project website.
The station signed alocal marketing agreementon December 10, 1996 with Beasley Broadcasting (who later purchased it) and the format was flipped to 1970s oldies as "Z95". After about a year with mostly dismal ratings, the station flipped toactive rockas "95 Rock" in September 1998.[3]
On August 10, 2011, WCHZ's rock format moved to 93.1 FMWGAC-FM,a much lower powered signal licensed toWarrenton, GA,moving the FM simulcast of the talk format from 93.1 WGAC-FM to the stronger 95.1 WCHZ. Five days later, the stations also swapped call signs.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^"Facility Technical Data for WGAC-FM".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^"The Face of Radio".4 December 2013.
- ^"RR-1998-09-18"(PDF).americanradiohistory.com.RetrievedJanuary 26,2024.
External links
[edit]- WGAC official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 24423 (WGAC-FM)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- WGAC-FMinNielsen Audio's FM station database