WGGG
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| City | Gainesville, Florida |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Gainesville-Ocala, Florida |
| Frequency | 1230 kHz |
| Branding | The GOAT |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports |
| Affiliations | Fox Sports Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Anthony Bucher (Hitmaker Music Group, LLC) |
| WMOP | |
| History | |
First air date | 1948 |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 72101 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts |
| Translator(s) | 92.1 W221DX (Gainesville) |
| Links | |
| Website | floridasportstalk.fm |
WGGG is a commercial radio station in Gainesville, Florida, broadcasting to the Gainesville-Ocala, Florida area on 1230 AM. WGGG is an affiliate of Fox Sports Radio and 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 re-branded as The Goat.[2]
References[]
- ^ "WGGG, Gainesville, Fla., Is Launched On 1230 kc" (PDF). Broadcasting. March 8, 1948. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ^ "Florida Sportstalk Begins Shift To Talk". RadioInsight. 2017-11-05. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
External links[]
- History of WGGG from Central Florida Radio
- WGGG in the FCC AM station database
- WGGG on Radio-Locator
- WGGG in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
Coordinates: 29°40′56″N 82°24′48″W / 29.68222°N 82.41333°W
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