WGCR (720 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Christian radio format. Located in Pisgah Forest, North Carolina, the station serves the Asheville area, but can be heard in upstate South Carolina and extreme northeast Georgia as well. The station is owned and operated by Anchor Baptist Broadcasting Inc.[2]
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| Broadcast area | Asheville area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 720 kHz |
| Branding | Gospel Carolina Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Christian radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Anchor Baptist Broadcasting Association |
| History | |
First air date | 1984 |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 2198 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 50,000 watts day 15,000 watts critical hours |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°15′06″N 82°40′32″W / 35.25166°N 82.67557°W |
| Translator(s) | 94.9 W235CA (Pisgah Forest) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wgcr.net |
Because it shares the same frequency as clear channel station WGN in Chicago, WGCR broadcasts sunrise to sunset only. The FM translator on 94.9 MHz is allowed by the FCC to broadcast unlimited hours.
References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WGCR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WGCR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
edit- Facility details for Facility ID 2198 (WGCR) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WGCR in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 156285 (W235CA) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
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