WPGS
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| City | Mims, Florida |
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| Broadcast area | Space Coast |
| Frequency | 840 kHz |
| Branding | Local 840 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic Rock |
| Affiliations | Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Wpgs, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | September 18, 1984 (as WNUY) |
Former call signs | WNUY (1984-1986), WPGS (1986-2009) WGRU (2009-2011) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 73876 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 1,000 watts days only |
Transmitter coordinates | 28°44′20.00″N 80°53′2.00″W / 28.7388889°N 80.8838889°W |
| Links | |
| Website | [1] |
WPGS (840 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Mims, Florida, serving the Space Coast including parts of Brevard County and Volusia County. The station broadcasts a classic rock radio format and is owned by Wpgs, Inc.[1]
Some talk radio programming is heard on weekday afternoons including the syndicated Dan Bongino Show. Sunday mornings feature Christian radio shows.
WPGS is a daytimer. During daylight hours, it is powered at 1,000 watts, non-directional. But 840 AM is a United States clear-channel frequency, on which WHAS Louisville is the dominant Class A station. So WPGS must sign off between sunset and sunrise to avoid interference with the nighttime skywave signal of WHAS.
History[]
The station signed on the air on September 18, 1984. The original call sign was WNUY.
On May 1, 1986, the station changed its call sign to WPGS.[2]
In 1998 the station served as a critical news center for residents during the fires which claimed many homes and lives nearby. Normally a daytime-only station, WPGS stayed on throughout the danger with the owner at one point climbing the tower to see how close the fires were getting to the community.[3]
In October 2009, WPGS dropped the Talkstar radio network to become part of the Smooth Jazz "Groove Network."
References[]
- ^ "WGRU Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "WGRU Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "WPGS-AM 840 Titusville".
External links[]
- WPGS in the FCC AM station database
- WPGS on Radio-Locator
- WPGS in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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