WGOL

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WGOL
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[[Frequency|FrequencTemplate:Pluralize from text]]920 kHz
BrandingReal Country 920
Programming
FormatClassic country
Ownership
OwnerPilati Investments Corp.
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History
First air date
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Former call signs
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  • WWWR (1949–1987)
  • WJRD (1987–1998)[2]
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority
FCC
60506
ClassD
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  • 1,000 watts (day)
  • 40 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
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Links
Public license information
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WebcastListen live
Websitewgolam.com

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WGOL (920 AM, "Real Country 920") is a radio station licensed to serve Russellville, Alabama, United States. The station is owned by Pilati Investments Corporation.

Programming

WGOL broadcasts a Classic Country music format in C-QUAM AM Stereo.[4]

In addition to its usual music programming, WGOL carries significant sports programming as a member of the Alabama Crimson Tide Sports Network. This includes Alabama Crimson Tide football,[5] men's basketball,[6] women's basketball,[7] baseball,[8] and the Hey Coach call-in show with Crimson Tide head coaches.[9]

History

This station first signed on in 1949 as WWWR.[1][2]

WWWR made national headlines in early 1950 when a three-foot rattlesnake forced the radio station off the air for "more than an hour."[10] Engineers discovered the snake had "crawled into the tuning unit, shorting the circuit."[10]

In March 1986, SIS Sound of Russellville, Inc. reached an agreement to purchase WWWR from Franklin Broadcasting, Inc.[11] The deal was approved by the Federal Communications Commission on June 4, 1986, and the transaction was consummated on October 28, 1986.[11] The station's new owners had the FCC assign new call letters WJRD on August 17, 1987.[2]

On November 15, 1997, William A. Grant Jr., the owner of WJRD license holder SIS Sound of Russellville, Inc., died.[12] In March 1998, control of the company passed involuntarily to William A. Grant III and Walter B. Grant.[13] The Federal Communications Commission approved this transfer on May 21, 1998, and it was formally consummated on the same day.[13] The station was immediately put up for sale.

In June 1998, McCurry Broadcasting Company, Inc. reached an agreement to purchase WJRD from SIS Sound of Russellville, Inc.[14] The deal was approved by the FCC on July 29, 1998, and the transaction was consummated on August 12, 1998.[14] The new owners applied for and received new call letters WGOL from the FCC on August 17, 1998.[2]

In December 1999, Wanda Patricia Underwood reached an agreement to purchase WGOL from McCurry Broadcasting Company, Inc.[15] The deal was approved by the FCC on January 20, 2000, and the transaction was consummated on January 24, 2000.[15]

In April 2005, Pilati Investments Corporation (Karl H. Pilati, president) reached an agreement to purchase WGOL from Wanda Patricia Underwood.[16] The station sold for a reported $171,500.[17] The FCC approved the deal on August 25, 2005, and the transaction was consummated on August 31, 2005.[16]

References

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  1. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."About WGOL". WGOL.
  2. ^ a b c d Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Facility Technical Data for WGOL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Football Radio Network". RollTide.com - The official website of the University of Alabama Athletics. Retrieved November 4, 2008.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Men's Basketball Radio Network". RollTide.com. Retrieved November 4, 2008.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Women's Basketball Radio Network". RollTide.com. Retrieved November 4, 2008.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Baseball Radio Network". RollTide.com. Retrieved November 4, 2008.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Hey Coach". RollTide.com. Retrieved November 4, 2008.
  10. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Beasts vs. Man". The New York Times Magazine. March 5, 1950. p. 172.
  11. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Application Search Details (BAL-19860304EH)". FCC Media Bureau. October 28, 1986.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Search Results". Social Security Death Index. Retrieved November 3, 2008.
  13. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Application Search Details (BTC-19980306GO)". FCC Media Bureau. May 21, 1998.
  14. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Application Search Details (BAL-19980615EF)". FCC Media Bureau. August 12, 1998.
  15. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Application Search Details (BAL-19991025AEV)". FCC Media Bureau. January 24, 2000.
  16. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Application Search Details (BAL-20050405AAG)". FCC Media Bureau. August 31, 2005.
  17. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Deals - 4/18/2005". Broadcasting & Cable. April 18, 2005.

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