WCGL

WCGL
Jacksonville, Florida;
Broadcast area	Jacksonville, Florida
Frequency	1360 kHz
Branding	Victory AM 1360
Programming
Format	Urban gospel
Affiliations	American Urban Radio Networks
Ownership
Owner	JBD Communications, Inc.
History
Call sign meaning	Where Christ Gets Lifted
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	30609
Class	D
Power	5,000 watts (day); 89 watts (night);
Transmitter coordinates	30°16′33.00″N 81°38′12.00″W / 30.2758333°N 81.6366667°W
Translator(s)	94.7 W234CW (Jacksonville)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.wcgl1360.com

WCGL (1360 AM) is a commercial radio station broadcasting an urban gospel radio format. Licensed to Jacksonville, Florida, United States, the station is currently owned by JBD Communications, Inc.^[2] The station airs contemporary gospel music and some preaching programs, aimed at the African-American community. It uses the moniker "The Victory Station".

WCGL transmits with 5,000 watts by day, but to avoid interfering with other radio stations on AM 1360, WCGL reduces power at night to only 89 watts. Listeners in Jacksonville and adjacent communities can hear WCGL programming on an FM translator station, 94.7 W234CW.

History

The station first signed on the air in 1948 as WOBS.^[3] It was owned by the Southern Radio & Equipment Company and was a daytimer. It originally broadcast at 1,000 watts by day and had to go off the air at sunset.