WGHJ
| Broadcast area | Whiteville, North Carolina,Wilmington, North Carolina,andMyrtle Beach, South CarolinaElizabethtown, North Carolina |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 105.3MHz |
| Branding | Good News Network |
| Programming | |
| Format | Christian radio |
| Affiliations | Good News Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Augusta Radio Fellowship Institute |
| History | |
First air date | 2003(as WSIM) |
Former call signs | WSIM (2000–2003) WPPG (2003–2004) WNFI (2004–2005) WODR (2005–2015) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 78329 |
| Class | C3 |
| ERP | 25,000watts |
| HAAT | 150 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°17′1.00″N78°48′9.00″W/ 34.2836111°N 78.8025000°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | gnnradio.org |
WGHJ(105.3FM) is aradio stationbroadcasting aChristian radioformat. Licensed toFair Bluff, North Carolina,United States, and serving the Whiteville, North Carolina area, the station is owned by Augusta Radio Fellowship Institute.[2][3]
History
[edit]The station went on the air as WSIM on May 2, 2000. On June 18, 2003, the station changed its call sign to WPPG, then to WNFI on September 7, 2004, on March 22, 2005 to WODR, and on December 15, 2015 to the current WGHJ.[4]In June 2003, WPPG began airing aTriple-Aformat. The Penguin, also heard on106.7 FMstarting in August, was "a different kind of bird" that played "the music you've been waiting for." Program director Mark Keefe came fromWNCW.[5]Later, this station playedoldies.As Radio Fiesta, the station's format wasRegional Mexican,with its programming also heard onWOLHandWHYMinFlorence, South CarolinaandWFMO,which is licensed toFairmont, North Carolina.
In 2008, WODR owner The Padner Group planned studios inWhiteville, North Carolinaand a new beach music format called "Cool 105.3," along with a signal increase to 11 kilowatts. James E. Reddish, known to listeners ofWIXEinMonroe, North Carolinaas James Edward "Foxx", became general manager.[6]The change took effect September 29, with Foxx as morning host.[7]
In addition to beach music, Cool 105.3 broadcast the Bladen Sports Network, withEast BladenandWest Bladen High Schoolhigh school football, and the Elizabethtown-White Lake Area Chamber of Commerce's Summer Sounds Concert Series.[8]
Effective December 15, 2015, WODR was sold to Augusta Radio Fellowship Institute and switched toGood News Network's Christian radio format, changing its callsign to WGHJ.
References
[edit]- ^"Facility Technical Data for WGHJ".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^"WGHJ Facility Record".United StatesFederal Communications Commission,audio division.
- ^"WGHJ Station Information Profile".Arbitron.
- ^"WGHJ Call Sign History".United StatesFederal Communications Commission,audio division.
- ^John Staton, "Will the Penguin Rise or Fall?"Star-News,November 27, 2003.
- ^Steve Palisin, "More Beach Music Hits Local Radio,"The Sun News,August 30, 2008.
- ^Steve Palisin, "Cool 105.3 FM at Full Power,"The Sun News,September 28, 2008.
- ^Vincent, W. Curt (October 16, 2015)."Pending sale of Cool 105.3 may mark end of football broadcasts, beach music and community involvement".Bladen County Journal.RetrievedMay 17,2018.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 78329 (WGHJ)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- WGHJinNielsen Audio's FM station database
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