WGAI
| Broadcast area | Elizabeth City Outer Banks |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 560 kHz |
| Branding | "Gospel 560" |
| Programming | |
| Format | Gospel |
| Affiliations | East Carolina University Sports |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | 1947 |
Call sign meaning | Where Gospel Always Inspires |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 72731 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 1,000 Watts daytime 500 Watts nighttime |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°20′16.0″N 76°14′49.0″W / 36.337778°N 76.246944°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | [1] |
| Website | [2] |
WGAI is a Gospel formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Elizabeth City, North Carolina, serving Elizabeth City and the Outer Banks. WGAI is owned and operated by George Gregory, through licensee Gregory Communications License, Inc.
History
WGAI went through many "musical" formats with Top 40 in the 1960s and early 1970s, Adult Contemporary in the late 1970s, Country in the mid-1980s, and Adult Contemporary again in the late 1980s.
Joy Smith, daughter of famous DJ Bob "Wolfman Jack" Smith, was briefly an afternoon DJ at WGAI in 1989 as "Joy Jack".
WGAI would drop music altogether in 1994 when it began its News/Talk/Sports format.
In 2015 WGAI was purchased by George Gregory. The format is Gospel and Christian Talk.
Programming
The station broadcasts Gospel music and Christian talk from the stations located in Moyock, NC.
External links
- NewsRadio 560 Online
- Facility details for Facility ID WGAI ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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