WGLR-FM
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City | Lancaster, Wisconsin |
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Broadcast area | Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge |
Frequency | 97.7 MHz |
Branding | 97-SEVEN COUNTRY |
Programming | |
Format | Country music |
Affiliations | ABC Radio |
Ownership | |
Owner | Morgan Murphy Media (Queenb Radio Wisconsin, Inc.) |
KIYX, WPVL, WPVL-FM | |
History | |
Former call signs | WAXL (1981-1990) |
Call sign meaning | Grant County-Lancaster Radio[1] |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 33052 |
Class | C3 |
ERP | 11,500 watts |
HAAT | 147 meters (482 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°51′48.00″N 90°42′11.00″W / 42.8633333°N 90.7030556°W |
Links | |
Website | www |
WGLR-FM (97.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Lancaster, Wisconsin, United States. The station is currently owned by Morgan Murphy Media and features programming from ABC Radio .[2]
History[]
The station went on the air as WAXL on August 17, 1981. On September 1, 1990, the station changed its call sign to the current WGLR-FM.[3] WGLR-FM's music director, Ryan McCall was named "2015 Reporter of the Year" by Music Row magazine during their "Country Breakout Awards" in Nashville.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
- ^ "WGLR-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "WGLR Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "'MusicRow' Presents 2015 CountryBreakout Chart Awards". 25 February 2015.
External links[]
- WGLR in the FCC FM station database
- WGLR on Radio-Locator
- WGLR in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
Categories:
- Morgan Murphy Media stations
- Radio stations in Wisconsin
- Country radio stations in the United States
- Wisconsin radio station stubs