WGLR-FM
For the former AM radio station in Lancaster, Wisconsin, United States, see WGLR (AM).
City | Lancaster, Wisconsin |
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Branding | 97.7 Country |
Frequency | 97.7 MHz |
Format | Country music |
ERP | 11,500 watts |
HAAT | 147 meters |
Class | C3 |
Facility ID | 33052 |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°51′48.00″N 90°42′11.00″W / 42.8633333°N 90.7030556°W |
Callsign meaning | Grant County-Lancaster Radio[1] |
Former callsigns | WAXL (1981-1990) |
Affiliations | ABC Radio |
Owner |
Morgan Murphy Media (Queenb Radio Wisconsin, Inc.) |
Website | wglr.com |
WGLR-FM (97.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Country music format. Licensed to Lancaster, Wisconsin, USA. The station is currently owned by Morgan Murphy Media and features programming from ABC Radio .[2]
History
The station went on the air as WAXL on August 17, 1981. On September 1, 1990, the station changed its call sign to the current WGLR-FM.[3] WGLR-FM's music director, Ryan McCall was named "2015 Reporter of the Year" by Music Row magazine during their "Country Breakout Awards" in Nashville. [4]
References
- ↑ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
- ↑ "WGLR-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ "WGLR Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ http://www.musicrow.com/2015/02/musicrow-presents-2015-countrybreakout-chart-awards/
External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WGLR
- Radio-Locator information on WGLR
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WGLR
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