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WGIV
WGIV (1370 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Pineville, North Carolina, and serving the Charlotte metropolitan area. It airs an mainstream urban radio format. WGIV is owned by Frank Neely, but the station is operated by Steve Hedgwood's Core Communications, which owns a similar trimulcast in Atlanta of W233BF, WIPK and WFDR. By day, WGIV is powered at 5,000 watts. To protect other stations on 1370 AM, it reduces power at night to 67 watts. WGIV is simulcast on FM translators W277CB at 103.3 MHz and W263CY at 100.5 MHz, both of which are licensed to Charlotte. History This is the second local station to use the WGIV call letters; the original WGIV (at 1600 AM) was the first station in the Charlotte radio market to target the African-American audience full time. The current incarnation of WGIV started as daytimer WLTC in the late 1940s, and was licensed to serve Gastonia. For the majority of the station's existence, WLTC aired country music and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WGIV (1600 AM)
WGIV (1600 kHz) was a commercial AM radio station, licensed to Charlotte, North Carolina, and serving the Charlotte metropolitan area. It was the first station in the Charlotte radio market to target the African-American audience full time. History In September 1946, the Publix Broadcasting Service of Charlotte, Inc., owned by Francis Marion Fitzgerald, a progressive White man, made a request to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to open a general radio station. The application was denied on grounds that a number of stations covering general topics were already in place in Charlotte. Fitzgerald exploited this fact to propose the concept of a radio devoted to the Charlotte's black community, an unprecedented and bold idea.Brian Ward, Radio and the Struggle for civil rights in the South: Chapter 8 (University Press of Florida, 2004) The major reason he chose this format was because there was no prior radio focused on the African American market, which made it a financi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1370 AM
The following radio broadcasting, radio stations broadcast on AM broadcasting, AM frequency 1370 kHz: 1370 AM is a regional broadcast frequency, on which Class B and D stations broadcast. Argentina * LRA 54 in Ingeniero Jacobacci, Rio Negro * Trece 70 in Isidro Casanova, Buenos Aires * Assigned frequency to Rafaela (Santa Fe). Still have no call sign assigned) Mexico * XECCBI-AM in Huamantla, Tlaxcala * XEHG-AM in Mexicali, Baja California * XEPJ-AM in Guadalajara, Jalisco, licensed in Tlaquepaque, San Pedro Tlaquepaque, Jalisco United States Uruguay * CX 42 Emisora Ciudad de Montevideo References {{Lists of radio stations by frequency Lists of radio stations by frequency ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pineville, North Carolina
Pineville (; locally ) is a suburban town in the southernmost portion of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States. Part of the Charlotte metropolitan area, it is situated in the Waxhaws region between Charlotte and Fort Mill. As of the 2020 census, Pineville had a population of 10,602, up from 7,479 in 2010. History Prior to its incorporation in 1873, Pineville, originally named Morrow's Turnout, was located at the intersection of two major Native American trading routes; it had vast meadows in which the animals of trade and transportation could be "turned-out" to pasture. The location served as a mule trading center in addition to a stop for stagecoaches and, later, the Charlotte & Columbia Railroad. The origins of the name Pineville can be traced back to 1852, when the Charlotte & Columbia Railroad wanted a new, more modern name for the town, and the large stands of pine trees in the area inspired the new name. The growth of Pineville was greatly changed thro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WFDR-FM
WFDR-FM (94.5 FM) is a currently silent radio station licensed to Woodbury, Georgia, United States. The station is currently owned by Ploener Radio Group, LLC. Prior to its Hip-Hop format, the station was branded as ''"Mountain Country 94.5"'' with ''"Today's Country Favorites & Legendary Treasures!"'' as its slogan. Edgewater eventually began an LMA with Ploener Radio Group mainly to remove any issues regarding W233BF W233BF (94.5 FM) – branded as Streetz 94.5 – is a radio station in metro Atlanta, now licensed to serve Atlanta owned by Edgewater Broadcasting. After a series of moves (previously serving the eastern exurb of Social Circle), the station ... in Atlanta, which shares WFDR's frequency and simulcasts the same programming mainly meant for the larger market. References External links * FDR-FM Radio stations established in 1995 {{GeorgiaUS-radio-station-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urban Gospel
Urban/contemporary gospel, also known as urban gospel music, urban gospel pop, or just simply urban gospel, is a modern subgenre of gospel music. Although the style developed gradually, early forms are generally dated to the 1970s, and the genre was well established by the end of the 1980s. The radio format is pitched primarily to African-Americans. Christian hip hop can be considered a subtype of this genre. Origins and development Protestant hymns and African-American spirituals make up the basic source material for traditional black gospel music, which in turn is the most significant source of urban/contemporary gospel. Urban/contemporary gospel has kept the spiritual focus of the traditional black gospel music, but uses modern musical forms. Urban/contemporary gospel derives primarily from traditional black gospel music, with strong influence from, and strong influence on, many forms of secular pop music. Due to strong racial divisions in 20th century American culture, ur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WGCD
WGCD (1490 kHz) is an AM radio station licensed to Chester, South Carolina. The station broadcasts an urban gospel radio format and is owned by Wisdom, LLC. WGCD is powered at 650 watts non-directional as a Class C station. Programming is also heard on 250 watt FM translator W283CY at 104.5 MHz. History On July 18, 1948, the station signed on for the first time. It was the first radio station in Chester County, South Carolina, put on the air by Morgan Jones Craig (1920–1964), a Chester native with a degree in engineering. Through his work as an aide-de-camp to a general in the Pacific theatre in World War II, he had developed an interest in radio. Morgan Craig designed and built the building where WGCD was housed for many years. The call sign stands for "Wonderful Guernsey Center of Dixie." Chester was well supplied with this variety of dairy cow and Morgan Craig's father, Alec Bell Craig, had guernseys on the family farm (called "Craigbow") outside of Chester. WGCD ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China Grove, North Carolina
China Grove is a town in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 4,434 at the 2020 census. The town is located just north of Landis and south of Salisbury. It was one of the first towns in the United States to have Rural Free Mail Delivery. The town was named for a grove of chinaberry trees planted near the depot. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 4,434 people, 1,696 households, and 927 families residing in the town. 2000 census At the 2000 census there were 3,616 people in 1,388 households, including 999 families, in the city. The population density was . There were 1,466 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 85.70% White, 6.97% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.94% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 5.39% from other races, and 0.58% from two or more races. Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Country Music
Country (also called country and western) is a popular music, music genre originating in the southern regions of the United States, both the American South and American southwest, the Southwest. First produced in the 1920s, country music is primarily focused on singing Narrative, stories about Working class in the United States, working-class and blue-collar worker, blue-collar American life. Country music is known for its ballads and dance tunes (i.e., "Honky-tonk#Music, honky-tonk music") with simple form, folk lyrics, and harmonies generally accompanied by instruments such as banjos, fiddles, harmonicas, and many types of guitar (including acoustic guitar, acoustic, electric guitar, electric, steel guitar, steel, and resonator guitar, resonator guitars). Though it is primarily rooted in various forms of American folk music, such as old-time music and Appalachian music, many other traditions, including African-American, Music of Mexico, Mexican, Music of Ireland, Irish, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gastonia, North Carolina
Gastonia is the most populous city in and the county seat of Gaston County, North Carolina, United States. It is the second-largest satellite city of the Charlotte, North Carolina, Charlotte area, behind Concord, North Carolina, Concord. The population was 80,411 in the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, up from 71,741 in 2010. Gastonia is the List of municipalities in North Carolina, 13th-most populous city in North Carolina. It is part of the Charlotte metropolitan area, Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the Charlotte metropolitan area, Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC Combined Statistical Area. The city is a historic center for textile manufacturing and was the site of the Loray Mill Strike of 1929, which became a key event in the labor movement. While manufacturing remains important to the local economy, the city also has well-developed healthcare, education, and government sectors. History Gastonia is named for William Gaston, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clear-channel Station
A clear-channel station is a North American AM radio station that has the highest level of protection from interference from other stations, particularly from nighttime skywave signals. This classification exists to ensure the viability of cross-country or cross-continent radio service enforced through a series of treaties and statutory laws. Known as Class A stations since the 1983 adoption of the Regional Agreement for the Medium Frequency Broadcasting Service in Region 2 (Rio Agreement), they are occasionally still referred to by their former classifications of Class I-A (the highest classification), Class I-B (the next highest class), or Class I-N (for stations in Alaska too far away to cause interference to the primary clear-channel stations in the lower 48 states). The term "clear-channel" is used most often in the context of North America and the Caribbean, where the concept originated. Since 1941, these stations have been required to maintain a transmitter power output ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
African-American
African Americans, also known as Black Americans and formerly also called Afro-Americans, are an American racial and ethnic group that consists of Americans who have total or partial ancestry from any of the Black racial groups of Africa. African Americans constitute the second largest ethno-racial group in the U.S. after White Americans. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of Africans enslaved in the United States. In 2023, an estimated 48.3 million people self-identified as Black, making up 14.4% of the country’s population. This marks a 33% increase since 2000, when there were 36.2 million Black people living in the U.S. African-American history began in the 16th century, with Africans being sold to European slave traders and transported across the Atlantic to the Western Hemisphere. They were sold as slaves to European colonists and put to work on plantations, particularly in the southern colonies. A few were able to achieve freedom through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
