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WROA
WROA (1390 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Gulfport, Mississippi. It is owned by the Lisa Stiglets and Elizabeth McQueen, through licensee JLE, Incorporated, and broadcasts a classic country radio format. Its radio studios and offices are on Lorraine Road in Gulfport. WROA uses its FM dial position in its moniker, "Merle 100.1." Merle refers to the late country artist Merle Haggard. By day, WROA is powered at 900 watts non-directional. To protect other stations on 1390 AM from interference at night, it reduces power to 35 watts at sunset. The transmitter is on Bayou View Road in Gulfport, near the Biloxi River. The tower is shared with WLGF 107.1 FM and WGBL 96.7 FM. WROA is also heard on FM translator W261CU at 100.1 MHz. The translator broadcasts from the WGCM AM tower at 250 watts. History On , the station first signed on the air. It was originally powered at 5,000 watts around the clock and carried a Top 40 format in the 1960s and 70s. In 1959, it was acquired ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WLGF
WLGF (107.1 FM) is a radio station located in Gulfport, Mississippi, broadcasting a contemporary Christian format under the national K-Love radio network. WLGF is owned by Educational Media Foundation and its signal covers areas in Gulfport-Biloxi area. History WROA-FM/Power 107/Surf 107 The station first signed on the air in 1964 as WROA-FM, co-owned with WROA (1390 AM). In the early 1980s, the station was called WZKX. In 1987, the owner of the station switched from the 107.1 signal to the 107.9 signal because the 107.9 range was a stronger signal. The WZKX calls were applied to 107.9. 107.1 took the name WXLS and played adult contemporary music as "Lite Rock 107" and later "Surf 107". Kiss 107/107.1 The Monkey On February 14, 1997, WXYK "Kiss 105.9", the market's premier CHR/Top 40 station moved to 107.1 as ''"Kiss 107, Today's Hottest Music"'' featuring market vet Patty Steele in mornings, Dave Allen for middays, Matt Austin hosting afternoons and Hurricane Kelly for nights. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1390 AM
The following radio stations broadcast on AM frequency 1390 kHz: 1390 AM is a Regional broadcast frequency. Argentina * LR11 in La Plata, Buenos Aires * LRA6 in Valle de Uspallata, Mendoza (960 kHz. Defunct?) Guatemala (Channel 86) * TGYC in Guatemala City Mexico * XECSAG-AM in San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León * XECTAM-AM in Cuautla, Morelos * XEOR-AM in Río Bravo, Tamaulipas Tamaulipas, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tamaulipas, is a state in Mexico; one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It is divided into 43 municipalities. It is located in nor ... United States References {{Lists of radio stations by frequency Lists of radio stations by frequency ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulfport, Mississippi
Gulfport ( ) is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States, and its co-county seat. It had a population of 72,926 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of municipalities in Mississippi, second-most populous city in Mississippi, after Jackson, Mississippi, Jackson. The Gulfport–Biloxi metropolitan area had a population of 416,259. Gulfport lies along the Gulf Coast of the United States in southern Mississippi, taking its name from its port on the Gulf Coast on the Mississippi Sound. Gulfport emerged from two earlier settlements, Mississippi City, Mississippi, Mississippi City and Handsboro. Founded in 1887 by William H. Hardy as a terminus for the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad, the city was further developed by Philadelphia Business magnate, oil tycoon Joseph T. Jones, who funded the railroad, harbor, and channel dredging. The city was officially incorporated in 1898. By the early 20th century, Gulfport had become the largest lumber export ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Stations In Mississippi
The following is a list of FCC-licensed radio stations in the U.S. state of Mississippi, which can be sorted by their call signs, frequencies, cities of license, licensees, and programming formats. List of radio stations Defunct * WAKK * WCBI * WCMR-FM * WCSA * WEPA * WETX * WGRM * WGRM-FM * WHLV * WHSY (1230 AM) * WIGG * WILU-LP * WJNS * WKOR * WKOZ * WKXG * WLGD * WMLC * WMOX * WNBN * WOKJ * WQBC * WQMA * WQST * WSAO * WSWG * WXAB * WZRX See also * Mississippi media ** List of newspapers in Mississippi ** List of television stations in Mississippi ** Media of locales in Mississippi: Biloxi, Gulfport, Hattiesburg, Jackson References Bibliography * * External links * (Directory ceased in 2017) Mississippi Association of Broadcasters Images File:The Morning Crew on ROCK104.jpg, DJs of WXRR, Hattiesburg, 2002 File:FEMA - 16859 - Photograph by Nicolas Britto taken on 10-07-2005 in Mississippi.jpg, K-106 FM radio station, McComb, M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WGCM (AM)
WGCM (1240 AM broadcasting, AM) is radio station licensed to Gulfport, Mississippi. It airs an oldies format and is owned by Lisa Stiglets and Elizabeth McQueen, through licensee JLE, Incorporated. History WGCM began broadcasting in 1928 and was owned by Gulf Coast Music Co.History Cards for WGCM fcc.gov. Retrieved July 12, 2019. It briefly broadcast at 1350 kHz, before its frequency was changed to 1210 kHz later in 1928. Its frequency was changed to 1240 kHz in March 1941, as a result of the North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement. By 1944, WGCM had become an affiliate of the Blue Network, which would become the American Broadcasting Company in 1945. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WGCM-FM
WGCM-FM (102.3 FM, "Coast 102"), is a classic hits formatted radio station based in Gulfport–Biloxi, Mississippi, United States. The station is owned by Lisa Stiglets and Elizabeth McQueen, through licensee JLE, Incorporated. Signal WGCM-FM's 384-foot tower with a 50,000 watt signal can reach east to Pascagoula, Mississippi, west to Slidell, Louisiana, and north to Wiggins, Mississippi. The transmitter tower is located on the Pass Christian and Long Beach, Mississippi Long Beach is a city located in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Gulfport-Biloxi metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 15,829. Geography According to the United States Census Bur ..., city limits line. History WGCM-FM started September 14, 1969. WGCM-FM had a country format in the early-to-mid-1980s. After the country format, WGCM-FM became a rock station using the moniker "TK 102". In 1989, WGCM-FM became "Coast 102", playing 1950s-1970s' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WZKX
WZKX (107.9 FM, "Kicker 108") is a commercial radio station licensed to Bay St. Louis, Mississippi and serving the Gulfport–Biloxi-Pascagoula radio market. Due to its 100,000 watt power, the station is also heard and ranks all throughout the metro New Orleans radio market. It broadcasts a country music format and is owned by Coast Radio Group. It's studios are on Lorraine Road in Gulfport. WZKX is a Class C FM station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for most FM stations. The transmitter tower is located on City Bridge Road in Perkinston and at 1,680 feet above sea level, is taller than the Empire State Building today. WZKX broadcasts using HD Radio technology. The HD2 digital subchannel carries a classic rock format, known as "The Quake." The HD3 subchannel plays rhythmic adult contemporary music, known as "The Hype." History The station signed on the air on .''Broadcasting Yearbook 1969'page B-96 Retrieved October 19, 2023. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WZNF
WZNF (95.3 FM, "95-3 Gorilla") is a commercial radio station licensed to Lumberton, Mississippi and serving the Biloxi Biloxi ( ; ) is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States. It lies on the Gulf Coast of the United States, Gulf Coast in southern Mississippi, bordering the city of Gulfport, Mississippi, Gulfport to its west. The adjacent cities ar ...–Gulfport, Mississippi, Gulfport area. The station airs a contemporary hit radio, top 40 (CHR) radio format and is owned by Lisa Stiglets and Elizabeth McQueen, through licensee JLE, Incorporated. WZNF is a Top 40 station. WZNF has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the highest permitted for non-grandfather clause, grandfathered FM stations. WZNF's upgraded tower and high power can reach east to Mobile, Alabama, west to New Orleans, and north to Laurel, Mississippi. The transmitter tower is shared with sister station "Kicker 108" WZKX, located off City Bridge Road in McHenry, Mississippi. As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FM Translator
A broadcast relay station, also known as a satellite station, relay transmitter, broadcast translator (U.S.), re-broadcaster (Canada), repeater ( two-way radio) or complementary station (Mexico), is a broadcast transmitter which repeats (or transponds) the signal of a radio or television station to an area not covered by the originating station. These expand the broadcast range of a television or radio station beyond the primary signal's original coverage or improves service in the original coverage area. The stations may be (but are not usually) used to create a single-frequency network. They may also be used by an AM or FM radio station to establish a presence on the other band. Relay stations are most commonly established and operated by the same organisations responsible for the originating stations they repeat. Depending on technical and regulatory restrictions, relays may also be set up by unrelated organisations. Types Translators In its simplest form, a broadcast tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biloxi River
The Biloxi River is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi Mississippi ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Alabama to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, Louisiana to the s .... The Biloxi River is named for the Biloxi Indians, but the ultimate meaning of the word "Biloxi" is obscure. Variant names are "Oka Chambala River" and "Viloxy River". References Rivers of Mississippi Rivers of Harrison County, Mississippi Rivers of Stone County, Mississippi Mississippi placenames of Native American origin {{Mississippi-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WGBL
WGBL (96.7 FM, "G96-7") is a radio station based in Gulfport–Biloxi, Mississippi broadcasting a classic hip-hop format and new hip-hop. The station is owned by Telesouth Communications, Inc. and broadcasts their format with an ERP of 4.3 kW. WGBL broadcasts from the same transmitter tower as former sister station, WLGF, in Orange Grove. History On December 20, 1976, after a comparative hearing, WGUF, Inc., owners of WGUF (1130 AM), received a construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a new radio station to serve Gulfport on the FM band. ( Guide to reading History Cards) WGUF-FM debuted on July 13, 1977, with a beautiful music format, complementing the AM's country music programming. By 1983, this had evolved into an adult contemporary format. WGUF, Inc., Turnbough's company, filed to sell the AM and FM stations to Joyner Communications in August 1984, but the Joyner transaction fell through, leading to a second and successful sale to Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
