WGTR
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Broadcast area | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina |
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| [[Frequency|FrequencTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | 107.9 MHz |
| Branding | Gator 107.9 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
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| History | |
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Call sign meaning | "Gator" |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| 3118 | |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 20,000 watts |
| HAAT | 239 meters (784 ft) |
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| Webcast | Listen live (via iHeartRadio) |
| Website | gator1079 |
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WGTR (107.9 FM) is a country music radio station owned by iHeartMedia. Licensed to Bucksport, South Carolina, it serves the Myrtle Beach area. The station is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to broadcast with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 20,000 watts. WGTR goes by the name The Gator and its current slogan is "#1 For New Country, Gator 107.9". Its studios are located on the U.S. 17 Bypass in Myrtle Beach, and its transmitter is in Murrells Inlet.
History
The station went on the air as WGTR on January 19, 1993, with its country music format.[3]
In a deal announced in February 1997, Root Communications Ltd. announced plans to buy eight radio stations owned by Florence, South Carolina-based Atlantic Broadcasting, including WGTR.[4] Qantum Communications Inc. purchased Myrtle Beach's Root Communications Group LP stations in 2003.[5]
In late 2013, two-time Country Music Association award winner Jeff Roper became morning host and program director. Adam Dellinger, the show producer, worked with Roper in Greensboro, North Carolina, and San Antonio, Texas.[6] Roper left the station for KSAT-TV in San Antonio the next summer and was replaced in the morning by Zac Davis.[7] The current iteration of the morning show includes Adam Dellinger, now program sirector, and Bri Prosser.
On May 15, 2014, Qantum Communications announced that it would sell its 29 stations, including WGTR, to Clear Channel Communications (now iHeartMedia), in a transaction connected to Clear Channel's sale of WALK AM-FM in Patchogue, New York, to Connoisseur Media via Qantum.[8] According to FCC records, the transaction was consummated on September 9, 2014.[9][10]
Gator 107.9 features a local morning show, as Florence/Dillon–based sister station WEGX Eagle 92.9 carries The Bobby Bones Show. Gator 107.9 is the host of the Carolina Country Music Fest. A yearly festival that normally takes place for three days in June in Myrtle Beach. The festival is held on the grounds of the former Myrtle Beach Pavilion.
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."FCC Query Results: WGTR". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Facility Technical Data for WGTR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."WGTR Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hager-Van Dyke, Charlene (February 20, 1997). "Root Communications Eyes 8 Radio Stations In Carolinas". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2011.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Changing Hands". Broadcasting & Cable. March 16, 2003. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Palisin, Steve (November 19, 2013). "Myrtle Beach area radio stations add holiday tunes to the lineup". The Sun News.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Palisin, Steve (September 27, 2014). "Tesh happy to return to Myrtle Beach airwaves". The Sun News.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Venta, Lance (May 15, 2014). "Qantum Sells To Clear Channel; Connoisseur Expands In Long Island". RadioInsight. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."WWXM FCC Consummation Notice". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."WGTR FCC Assignment of License" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
External links
- Official website
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- WGTR in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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