WGHR (FM)
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| Broadcast area | northern Tampa Bay area Hernando County Citrus County |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 106.3 MHz |
| Branding | Hits 106 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic hits |
| Affiliations | Good Time Oldies (Westwood One) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | WGUL-FM, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | October 31, 1989 (as WEOA at 97.1) |
Former call signs | WEOA (1989-1990) WPDS (1990-1992) WXOF (1992-1999) WGUL-FM (1999-2005) WJQB (2005-2014) |
Former frequencies | 97.1 MHz (1989-1998) |
Call sign meaning | W Greatest Hits Radio |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 26616 |
| Class | C3 |
| ERP | 25,000 watts |
| HAAT | 96 meters (315 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 28°31′41.00″N 82°32′45.00″W / 28.5280556°N 82.5458333°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | greatesthits106.com |
WGHR (106.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting Westwood One's Good Time Oldies format.[1] Licensed to Spring Hill, Florida, United States, it serves the northern Tampa Bay area, including Hernando and Citrus Counties (part of the Gainesville/Ocala market). The station is currently owned by WGUL-FM, Inc. (named after the station's former call sign; see WGUL).
History
The station went on the air on 97.1 MHz as WEOA on 1989-10-31. On 1990-01-05, the station changed its call sign to WPDS and on August 14, 1992, to WXOF.[2]
As WXOF, then a country music-formatted station, the station would swap frequencies in 1998 with Holiday-based WLVU-FM 106.3 (now WSUN), in order for the latter station to get a stronger signal in the Tampa Bay area.
At 106.3 MHz, on January 11, 1999, the station changed its call sign to WGUL-FM and format to the Music of Your Life, and on January 1, 2005 the calls changed to WJQB.[2]
On May 27, 2014, WJQB relaunched as "Hits 106".[3] The station changed to its current WGHR call sign on June 1, 2014. On May 5, 2015 WGHR shifted its format from oldies to classic hits.
References
- ^ "Radio Stations". Scott Shannon's True Oldies Channel. Archived from the original on July 28, 2008. Retrieved December 19, 2008.
- ^ a b "WGHR Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ WJQB Relaunches as Hits 106 Radioinsight - May 27, 2014
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID WGHR ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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