WGGG

WGGG
City Gainesville, Florida
Broadcast area Gainesville-Ocala, Florida
Branding NBC Sports Radio
Frequency 1230 kHz
Translator(s) 92.1 MHz (W221DX)
First air date 1948
Format Sports
Power 1,000 watts
Class C
Facility ID 72101
Affiliations NBC Sports Radio
Owner Florida Sportstalk
Webcast Listen Live
Website floridasportstalk.fm

WGGG is a commercial radio station in Gainesville, Florida, broadcasting to the Gainesville-Ocala, Florida area on 1230 AM. WGGG is the NBC Sports Radio affiliate for Gainesville; additionally, it broadcasts local content provided by Ocala station WMOP, owned by the same company and co-marketed together with WGGG as "Florida Sports Talk".

History

WGGG began broadcasting in February 1948 on 1230 kHz with 250 watts of power. The station was owned by Alachua County Broadcasting Company.[1] They were originally a popular music station with their offices, studios, transmitter, and antenna-tower located near the Gainesville airport at 1230 Waldo Rd., northeast of downtown Gainesville.

On November 13, 2017, the station will re-brand as The Goat.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "WGGG, Gainesville, Fla., Is Launched On 1230 kc" (PDF). Broadcasting. March 8, 1948. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Florida Sportstalk Begins Shift To Talk". RadioInsight. 2017-11-05. Retrieved 2017-11-07.

Coordinates: 29°40′56″N 82°24′48″W / 29.68222°N 82.41333°W / 29.68222; -82.41333


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