WCGL

WCGL

City	Jacksonville, Florida
Broadcast area	Jacksonville, Florida
Frequency	1360 kHz
Branding	Victory AM 1360
Programming
Format	Urban gospel
Ownership
Owner	JBD Communications, Inc.
History
Call sign meaning	Where Christ Gets Lifted
Technical information
Facility ID	30609
Class	D
Power	5,000 watts day 89 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	30°16′33.00″N 81°38′12.00″W / 30.2758333°N 81.6366667°W / 30.2758333; -81.6366667
Translator(s)	94.7 W234CW (Jacksonville)
Links
Website	WCGL1360.com

WCGL (1360 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station broadcasting an urban gospel radio format. Licensed to Jacksonville, Florida, United States, the station is currently owned by JBD Communications, Inc.^[1] The station airs contemporary gospel music and some preaching programs, aimed at the African-American community. It uses the moniker "The Victory Station."

WCGL is powered at 5,000 watts by day. But to avoid interfering with other radio stations on AM 1360, WCGL reduces power at night to only 89 watts. Listeners in Jacksonville and adjacent communities can hear WCGL programming on an FM translator station, 94.7 W234CW.

History[]

The station first signed on the air in 1948 as WOBS.^[2] It was owned by the Southern Radio & Equipment Company and was a daytimer. It originally broadcast at 1,000 watts by day and had to go off the air at sunset.

References[]

External links[]

• WCGL in the FCC AM station database
• WCGL on Radio-Locator
• WCGL in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

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