WGEX
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City | Bainbridge, Georgia |
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Broadcast area |
Albany, Georgia Tallahassee, Florida Dothan, Alabama |
Branding | Power 97.3 |
Slogan | Albany's #1 Hit Music Station |
Frequency | 97.3 MHz |
First air date | May 15, 1968 (as WMGR-FM) [1] |
Format | Top 40 (CHR) |
ERP | 100,000 watts |
HAAT | 304 meters (997 feet) |
Class | C0 |
Facility ID | 52402 |
Transmitter coordinates | 31°09′12″N 84°32′38″W / 31.15333°N 84.54389°W |
Callsign meaning | W GEneration X (former format) |
Former callsigns |
WMGR-FM (1968)[2] WJAD (1971-1994) WMGR-FM (1994-2001) WFXF (2001-2003) WLCL (3/28-4/07/2003) WMXV (4/07-21/2003) WKGL (4/21-28/2003) WRAK (4/28/2003-2/15/10) |
Owner |
iHeartMedia (CC Licenses, LLC) |
Sister stations | WJYZ, WJIZ, WMRZ, WOBB |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | power973.iheart.com |
WGEX (97.3 FM, "Power 97.3") is a Top 40 (CHR) formatted radio station licensed to Bainbridge, Georgia and serving the Albany, Georgia, Tallahassee, Florida and Dothan, Alabama markets. The station is owned by iHeartMedia.
History
Since it signed onto the air in 1968, WGEX has broadcast under numerous callsigns, including WMGR, WJAD, WFXF, WLCL, WMXV, WKGL, and WRAK.[2]
On December 26, 2011 at 12 a.m., WGEX changed their branding to 97.3 Hit Music Now.[3]
On February 18, 2013, WGEX began airing Elvis Duran and the Morning Show from 6 - 10 a.m.[4]
On June 15, 2016, WGEX dropped the Hit Music Now branding and switched to Power 97.3.[5]
References
- ↑ "FCC History Cards". FCC. Archived from the original on May 4, 2018.
- 1 2 "FCC History Cards". FCC. Archived from the original on May 4, 2018.
- ↑ "Hit Music Now Coming To Albany, GA?". Radio Insight. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- ↑ "Elvis Duran Adds Ten Affiliates From Bobby Bones". Radio Insight. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- ↑ "WGEX Rebrands As Power 97.3". Radio Insight. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WGEX
- Radio-Locator information on WGEX
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WGEX
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