WGAO (88.3
FM) is a radio station broadcasting an
album-oriented rock
Album-oriented rock (AOR, originally called album-oriented radio) is an FM radio format created in the United States in the late 1960s that focuses on the full repertoire of rock albums and is currently associated with classic rock.
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format. Licensed to
Franklin, Massachusetts
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, United States, the station is owned by
Dean College
Dean College is a private college in Franklin, Massachusetts. It offers bachelor's degrees, associate degrees, and certificates.
History
Dean College was founded by Oliver Dean as a co-educational academy, Dean Academy, in 1865. He gave t ...
.
History
On October 3, 1973, what was then known as Dean Junior College applied for a 10-watt Class D educational radio station to broadcast on 91.3 MHz. The station was first issued the
call sign
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WGAO on January 7, 1974, and was first licensed on September 29, 1975. On September 24, 1980, it applied to upgrade to a Class A station by moving to 88.3 MHz and to increase power to 175 watts.
FCC History cards for WGAO. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
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See also
* Campus radio
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* List of college radio stations in the United States
Following are radio stations in the United States of America affiliated with colleges and universities that are regarded as college (student-run) stations. The listings include links to Wikipedia pages on the stations, their parent institution ...
References
External links
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GAO
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Mass media in Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Radio stations established in 1975
1975 establishments in Massachusetts
Dean College
Franklin, Massachusetts
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