WGFP
| City of license | Webster, Massachusetts |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area |
Worcester County, Massachusetts Northern Rhode Island Northeastern Connecticut |
| Branding | Cool Country 940 |
| Slogan | Continuous Country Favorites |
| Frequency | 940 kHz |
| First air date | March 29, 1980[1] |
| Format | Country music |
| Power |
1,000 watts day 4 watts night |
| Class | D |
| Facility ID | 50232 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 42°3′17.00″N 71°50′0.00″W / 42.0547222°N 71.8333333°W |
| Callsign meaning | Gilbert Francis Perry (relative of original owner) |
| Owner | Just Because, Inc. |
| Website | coolcountry940.com |
WGFP (940 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Webster, Massachusetts, USA, the station serves the Worcester area. The station is owned by Just Because, Inc.[2]
WGFP serves Southern Worcester County, Northern Rhode Island and Northeastern Connecticut. WGFP also provides the area with local high school sports (Football and Basketball) live with Matt Morway and Pete Geanis.
For several years now WGFP has been operating from a long wire antenna instead of a tower.[3] On the site of the tower rests an experimental tower WX1CFA using a "crossed field" design.[4]
References
- ↑ "WGFP reception verification" (PDF). April 1, 1980. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
- ↑ "WGFP Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=33076
- ↑ http://www.broadcastengineering.info/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=3345
External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WGFP
- Radio-Locator Information on WGFP
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WGFP
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