WGHR (FM)
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| Broadcast area | Crystal River, Florida |
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| Frequency | 106.3 MHz |
| Branding | Hits 106 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic hits |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | WGUL-FM, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | October 31, 1989 (as WEOA at 97.1) |
Former call signs |
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Former frequencies | 97.1 MHz (1989–1998) |
Call sign meaning | "Greatest Hits Radio" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 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 | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | greatesthits106.com |
WGHR (106.3 MHz) is an FM radio station broadcasting Westwood One's Good Time Oldies format.[2] Licensed to Spring Hill, Florida, United States, it serves the northern Tampa Bay area, including Hernando and Citrus Counties. 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 October 31, 1989. On January 5, 1990, the station changed its call sign to WPDS; on August 14, 1992, it changed to WXOF.[3]
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.[3]
On May 27, 2014, WJQB relaunched as "Hits 106".[4] 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
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WGHR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "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 26616 (WGHR) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WGHR in Nielsen Audio's FM station database