WGAI

WGAI
City	Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Broadcast area	Elizabeth City Outer Banks
Branding	"Gospel 560"
Frequency	560 kHz
First air date	1947
Format	Gospel
Power	1,000 Watts daytime 500 Watts nighttime
Class	B
Facility ID	72731
Transmitter coordinates	36°20′16.0″N 76°14′49.0″W / 36.337778°N 76.246944°W / 36.337778; -76.246944
Callsign meaning	Where Gospel Always Inspires
Affiliations	East Carolina University Sports
Owner	George Gregory (Gregory Communications License, Inc.)
Webcast
Website

WGAI is a Gospel formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Elizabeth City, North Carolina, serving Elizabeth City and the Outer Banks. WGAI is owned and operated by George Gregory, through licensee Gregory Communications License, Inc.

History

WGAI went through many "musical" formats with Top 40 in the 1960s and early 1970s, Adult Contemporary in the late 1970s, Country in the mid-1980s, and Adult Contemporary again in the late 1980s.

Joy Smith, daughter of famous DJ Bob "Wolfman Jack" Smith, was briefly an afternoon DJ at WGAI in 1989 as "Joy Jack".

WGAI would drop music altogether in 1994 when it began its current News/Talk/Sports format.

In 2015 WGAI was purchased by George Gregory. The format is Gospel and Christian Talk.

Programming

The station broadcasts Gospel music and Christian talk from the stations located in Moyock, NC.

External links

NewsRadio 560 Online

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Radio-Locator Information on WGAI

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Radio stations in the Elizabeth City-Nags Head (North Eastern NC) market

By FM frequency	WVRL - 88.3 WUND-FM - 88.9 WRVS - 89.9 WBUX - 90.5 WURI - 90.9 WZPR - 92.3 WCMS - 94.5 WOBR - 95.3 WPNC - 95.9 WKJX - 96.7 WYND - 97.1 WGTI - 97.7 WOBX - 98.1 WDLZ - 98.3 WVOD - 99.1 WQDK - 99.3 WBXB - 100.1 WFMI - 100.9 WERX - 102.5 WTIB - 103.7 WCXL - 104.1 WFMZ - 104.9 WRSF - 105.7

By AM frequency	WGAI - 560 WCNC - 1240 WZBO - 1260 WOBX - 1530

North Carolina radio markets Asheville Charlotte Fayetteville Greensboro–Winston-Salem–High Point Greenville–New Bern–Jacksonville Raleigh–Durham Other North Carolina radio regions Elizabeth City–Nags Head Roanoke Rapids–South Hill Rocky Mount–Wilson Wilmington See also List of radio stations in North Carolina Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News Radio

Radio stations in the Norfolk–Virginia Beach–Newport News market

By AM frequency	560 670 740 790 850 940 1010 1050 1110 1230 1250 1270 1310 1350 1400 1420 1450 1490 1550 1600 1650

By FM frequency	88.1 88.3 88.5 88.7 89.1 89.5 89.9 90.3 90.7 90.9 91.1 91.5 91.7 92.1 92.3 92.9 93.3 93.7 94.1 94.9 95.7 96.1 96.5 96.7 96.9 97.3 97.7 97.7 97.9 98.7 99.1 99.3 99.7 100.1 100.5 100.9 101.3 101.7 102.1 102.5 102.9 103.5 103.7 103.7 103.9 104.1 104.5 104.9 105.3 105.7 106.1 106.9 107.7 107.9

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.550

By callsign	KHB37 W227BR W243DJ W245BB W249BH W249BM W250AE W257BV W261CN W279AD W280CX WAFX WBKU WBQK WBVA WCPK WCWM WCXL WFMI WFMZ WFOS WGAI WGH WGH-FM WGPL WHBT-FM WHKT WHOV WHRO-FM WHRV WJLZ WJOI WJRX-LP WKGM WKJX WKQA WLQM WLQM-FM WMBG WMOV-FM WNIS WNOB WNOH WNOR WNSB WNVZ WORJ-LP WOWI WPCE WPMH WPTE WRJR WROX-FM WRPC-LP WRSF WRVS-FM WTAR WTJZ WTYD WUSH WVAB WVBW WVHT WVKL WVRL WVSP-FM WVXX WWDE-FM WWIP WXGM WXGM-FM WXTG WXTG-FM WYCS WYFI WZLV

Defunct stations	WRAP WRRW-LP (102.5 FM)

Virginia radio markets Bristol Fredericksburg Harrisonburg Norfolk–Newport News–Virginia Beach Richmond Roanoke–Lynchburg Winchester Other Virginia radio regions Blacksburg–Christiansburg–Radford–Pulaski Bluefield Charlottesville Eastern Shore Farmville Northern Neck Roanoke Rapids–South Hill Southside Southwest Virginia Virginia Highlands See also List of radio stations in Virginia

News/Talk radio stations in the state of North Carolina

Stations	WAAV – Leland WATA – Boone WBCN – Charlotte WBT – Charlotte WCHL – Chapel Hill WEEB – Southern Pines WEGO – Winston-Salem WGAI – Elizabeth City WFNC – Fayetteville WGBR – Goldsboro WHDZ – Buxton WJRI – Lenoir WLOE – Eden WMYN – Mayodan WMYT – Carolina Beach WPTI – Eden WPTK – Raleigh WSJS – Winston-Salem WSPC – Albemarle WTKF – Atlantic WTKK – Knightdale WWNC – Asheville WXIT – Blowing Rock

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in North Carolina

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