WGLR-FM
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| Broadcast area | Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge |
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| Frequency | 97.7 MHz |
| Branding | 97-SEVEN COUNTRY |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Affiliations | Westwood One Packers Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KIYX, WPVL, WPVL-FM | |
| History | |
Former call signs | WAXL (1981–1990) |
Call sign meaning | Grant County-Lancaster Radio[1] |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 33052 |
| Class | C3 |
| ERP | 11,500 watts |
| HAAT | 147 meters (482 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°51′48.00″N 90°42′11.00″W / 42.8633333°N 90.7030556°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www |
WGLR-FM (97.7 MHz) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Lancaster, Wisconsin, United States. The station is currently owned by Morgan Murphy Media and features programming from Westwood One .[3]
History
[edit]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.[4] 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.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WGLR-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WGLR-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "WGLR Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "'MusicRow' Presents 2015 CountryBreakout Chart Awards". 25 February 2015.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 33052 (WGLR-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WGLR-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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