WGLD
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City | Manchester Township, Pennsylvania |
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Broadcast area | York, Pennsylvania |
Frequency | 1440 kHz |
Branding | Sportsradio 1440 |
Programming | |
Format | Sports |
Affiliations | CBS Sports Radio Baltimore Orioles Radio Network |
Ownership | |
Owner | Cumulus Media Inc. (Radio License Holding SRC LLC) |
Sister stations | |
History | |
First air date | December 8, 1950 (as WGCB) |
Former call signs | WGCB (1950-1997) WTHM (1997-2005) |
Call sign meaning | former call sign of WJJK in Indianapolis, which was formerly branded "Gold" |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 55352 |
Class | D |
Power | 730 watts day 53 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°59′58.35″N 76°44′4.0″W / 39.9995417°N 76.734444°WCoordinates: 39°59′58.35″N 76°44′4.0″W / 39.9995417°N 76.734444°W |
Translator(s) | 107.1 W296EA (Manchester Township) |
Repeater(s) | 96.1 WSOX-HD4 (Red Lion) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen live Listen Live via iHeart |
Website | sportsradio1440.com |
WGLD (1440 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to serve Manchester Township, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by Cumulus Media, Inc., through licensee Radio License Holding SRC LLC.[1] It broadcasts a sports radio format as a CBS Sports Radio affiliate. The station's programming is also available to listeners with an HD Radio receiver via a simulcast on the HD4 subchannel of FM sister station 96.1 WSOX.
History[]
WGCB was first licensed on December 8, 1950.[2] It originally was licensed to Red Lion, Pennsylvania. It broadcast a Christian radio format and was owned by Red Lion Broadcasting.
John Harden Norris was the station's first manager.[3] In 1964, Norris went on a 15-minute diatribe against journalist Fred Cook. Cook, under Fairness Doctrine rules, requested a chance to rebut, and Norris refused, claiming the doctrine to be unconstitutional. A lawsuit ensued, which Cook won.
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Cumulus Media took control of the station after its purchase of Susquehanna Radio Corporation in 2006. Following the purchase, Cumulus renamed the corporation Radio License Holding SRC, LLC.
References[]
- ^ "WGLD Facility Record". fcc.gov. United States Federal Communications Commission, Media Bureau, Audio Division. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
- ^ "History Cards for WGLD". fcc.gov. United States Federal Communications Commission, Media Bureau, Audio Division. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
- ^ "John Norris Obituary". York Daily Record & York Dispatch. 2008-09-30. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
External links[]
- WGLD in the FCC AM station database
- WGLD on Radio-Locator
- WGLD in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Radio stations in Pennsylvania
- Radio stations established in 1950
- CBS Sports Radio stations
- Cumulus Media radio stations
- 1950 establishments in Pennsylvania