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WGLR-FM

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WGLR-FM
Broadcast areaUpper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge
Frequency97.7MHz
Branding97-SEVEN COUNTRY
Programming
FormatCountry
AffiliationsWestwood One
Packers Radio Network
Ownership
Owner
KIYX,WPVL,WPVL-FM
History
Former call signs
WAXL (1981–1990)
Call signmeaning
Grant County-LancasterRadio[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID33052
ClassC3
ERP11,500watts
HAAT147 meters (482 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
42°51′48.00″N90°42′11.00″W/ 42.8633333°N 90.7030556°W/42.8633333; -90.7030556
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitewww.wglr.com

WGLR-FM(97.7MHz) is aradio stationbroadcasting acountry musicformat. Licensed toLancaster, Wisconsin,United States. The station is currently owned byMorgan Murphy Mediaand features programming fromWestwood One.[3]

History

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The station went on the air as WAXL on August 17, 1981. On September 1, 1990, the station changed itscall signto the current WGLR-FM.[4]WGLR-FM's music director, Ryan McCall was named "2015 Reporter of the Year" by Music Row magazine during their "Country Breakout Awards" in Nashville.[5]

References

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  1. ^"Call Letter Origins".Radio History on the Web.
  2. ^"Facility Technical Data for WGLR-FM".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^"WGLR-FM Facility Record".United StatesFederal Communications Commission,audio division.
  4. ^"WGLR Call Sign History".United StatesFederal Communications Commission,audio division.
  5. ^"'MusicRow' Presents 2015 CountryBreakout Chart Awards ".25 February 2015.
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