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WGOD-FM

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WGOD-FM
Frequency97.9 FM (MHz)
BrandingWGOD Radio
Programming
FormatReligious
Affiliations3ABN
Ownership
Owner
  • North Caribbean Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists, Inc. and Xnull
  • (North Caribbean Conference of SDA Broadcasting Corp.)
History
First air date
1979
Former call signs
WIBS (1974-1985)
WGOD (1985-1989)[1]
Call signmeaning
Where God Offers Deliverance
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID66979
ClassB
ERP50,000watts
HAAT475 meters (1,558 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
18°21′25″N64°58′0″W/ 18.35694°N 64.96667°W/18.35694; -64.96667
Links
Public license information
Webcasthttps:// wgodradio.org/#WGODLive
Websitehttps:// wgodradio.org/

WGOD-FM(97.9FM) is aradio stationlicensed to serveCharlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands.The station is owned by the North Caribbean Conference ofSeventh-day Adventists.

WGOD-FM airs areligious radioformat featuring a mix of teaching programs and Christian music.[3]The station receives the majority of its programming as part of theThree Angels Broadcasting Network.[4]

History

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WGOD-FM operated under the call letters WIBS from its initial licensing in 1979 until August 13, 1985, when it became WGOD. It added an -FM suffix to the call sign on October 5, 1989, becoming WGOD-FM,[1]so that theWGODcall letters could be assigned to a co-owned AM station.[5]

In 2020 it was announced that WGOD-FM was being acquired from Three Angels Broadcasting Network by the North Caribbean Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, with Three Angels Broadcasting Network retaining ownership ofWIGT.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ab"Call Sign History".FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. ^"Facility Technical Data for WGOD-FM".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^"Station Information Profile".Arbitron.
  4. ^"3ABN Radio Stations".3ABN Radio Network.
  5. ^"Call Sign History (1090 AM)".FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
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