WGCO

WGCO

City of license	Midway, Georgia
Broadcast area	Savannah, Georgia (rimshots to Brunswick, Georgia)
Branding	Big 98.3
Slogan	Songs You Grew Up With
Frequency	98.3 MHz
First air date	1989
Format	Classic Hits
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	299 meters
Class	C1
Facility ID	11674
Callsign meaning	Georgia Coast; former name of the station
Owner	Adventure Radio (Triad Broadcasting)
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	big983.com

WGCO is a Classic Hits radio station known as "Big 98" targeted towards Savannah and Brunswick, Georgia. It is owned by Triad Broadcasting.

History

The station signed on as a class A gospel station licensed to Jesup called WSOJ. In 1982, the station flipped (along with many others) to an audio simulcast of the new CNN Headline News. Shortly thereafter, the station went off the air. Gospel returned to the station in 1984, then country WAJS "The Great 98" a year later. Within a few months, the station became AC WZKS "Kiss FM". In 1989, the station's tower was moved to Glynn County, closer to Savannah and began broadcasting oldies as "Oldies 98.3", and later "98.3 Cool FM."

In 2005, the station jumped on the JACK FM bandwagon and adopted an adult hits format. On March 16, 2007, the station dropped the JACK FM format and returned to the Oldies format once again, as "Oldies 98.3" after a 'protest' was held by then-former morning host Chuck "Boom Boom" Cannon asking for the return of Oldies 98.3. On September 24, 2007, WGCO adjusted to a Classic Hits format, playing a variety of songs from roughly 1964-1985, with the core being the 1970s. This transition also included a name change to "BIG 98.3."

See also

• List of radio stations in Georgia (U.S. state)
• Georgia (U.S. state)
• Lists of radio stations in North and Central America

External links

• Query the FCC's FM station database for WGCO
• Radio-Locator information on WGCO
• Query Arbitron's FM station database for WGCO