WGMC
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City | Greece, New York |
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Broadcast area | Rochester, New York and the surrounding area |
Frequency | 90.1 MHz |
Branding | Jazz90.1[1] |
Programming | |
Format | Jazz, |
Ownership | |
Owner | Jazz90.1, Inc.; Greece Central School District |
History | |
First air date | 1975 |
Call sign meaning | W Greece Media Center |
Technical information | |
Class | B1 |
ERP | 15,000 watts[2] |
HAAT | 42 metres (138 ft)[2] |
Links | |
Webcast | www.jazz901.org/listen/ |
Website | www.jazz901.org |
WGMC is a listener-supported station licensed to Greece, New York and serving Rochester, New York, United States, broadcasting on 90.1 MHz FM and streaming on the Internet at www.jazz901.org. On air, the station is identified as "Jazz 90.1" in reference to its FM frequency. WGMC specializes in all styles of jazz, but is also an important outlet for music and voices that do not make it onto commercial radio. WGMC's longest-running show is Polka Bandstand. The Lithuanian-language Dainos Aidas; a Turkish-language show; The Latin Essence, a four-hour program of Latin music broadcast in Spanish; and The German Radio Program also have their home on the station.
The station also hosts a blues show (Muskie's Juke Joint) on Sunday evenings, a soul jazz program (The Soul Jazz Spectrum) on Friday nights, a program of avant-garde jazz (Northstar Sounds) on Tuesday nights, and other specialty shows featuring subgenres of jazz.
On June 6, 2009, WGMC added its first call-in talk show, Sound Bytes, which had previously been broadcast on WHAM and WXXI.
The WGMC studio is located in the media center.
Disc jockeys/online personalities[]
WGMC's regular DJs and on-air personalities include:
- Ray Barrante
- Charles Benoit
- Otto Bruno
- Freddy Colon
- Paul Conley
- Kim Corcoran
- Phil Dodd
- Jan-Mikael Erakare
- Jeff Harris
- Andy Heinze
- Tracy Henton-Williams
- Chuck Ingersoll
- Hal Johnson
- Mike Kincaid
- Rob Linton (station manager)
- Derrick Lucas
- Jim McGrath
- Al Meilutis
- Alyssa Ney
- Jann Nyffeler
- Sid O'Connor
- Rick Petrie
- Javier Rivera and Esencia Latina
- Rip Savage
- Matt Shackelford
- Ray Serafin
- Chris Teal
- Tabita Torres
- Ed Trefzger
- Joëlle VanBuren
- Garret Voorhees
- Jenna Weintraub
- Lynda Wildman
- Mike Yaroschuck
- Jason Taylor
- The hosts of Sound Bytes: Nick Francesco, Dave Enright, and Steve Rea.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "About Jazz90.1". Jazz90.1. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
- ^ a b "WGMC-FM Radio Station Information". Radio-Locator. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
External links[]
- Jazz901.org Homepage
- http://hearchucknow.com/Soul_Jazz_Spectrum.html
- WGMC in the FCC FM station database
- WGMC on Radio-Locator
- WGMC in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
Coordinates: 43°14′42″N 77°41′35″W / 43.245°N 77.693°W
- Radio stations in Rochester, New York
- Radio stations in New York (state)
- Jazz radio stations in the United States
- Radio stations established in 1975
- Jazz in New York (state)
- New York (state) radio station stubs