WGRW

WGRW

City of license	Anniston, Alabama
Broadcast area	Gadsden, Alabama
Branding	Grace Radio
Frequency	90.7 MHz
First air date	1999^[1]
Format	Contemporary Christian
ERP	3,000 watts
HAAT	100 meters (328 feet)
Class	A
Facility ID	79043
Transmitter coordinates	33°46′41.00″N 85°56′38.00″W / 33.7780556°N 85.9438889°W / 33.7780556; -85.9438889
Callsign meaning	GR = Grace Radio
Affiliations	Moody Broadcasting Network Salem Radio Network
Owner	Word Works, Inc.
Website	graceradio.com

WGRW (90.7 FM) is a non-commercial radio station licensed to serve Anniston, Alabama, USA. The station is owned by Word Works, Inc.^[2]

Programming

WGRW broadcasts a Contemporary Christian music format to the Anniston and Gadsden, Alabama, area.^[3] The station derives a portion of its programming from the Moody Broadcasting Network and the Salem Radio Network.^[4]

Jon Holder, station manager and host of Grace in the Morning, has been with WGRW since it launched in 1999.^[1] Holder had previously worked at WDNG, also in Anniston.^[5]

History

This station's original construction permit was granted by the Federal Communications Commission on September 12, 1996.^[6] The new station was assigned the WGRW call letters by the FCC on October 25, 1996.^[7] On June 25, 1999, WGRW received its license to cover from the FCC.^[8]

References

1 2 Smith, George (February 7, 2001). "Jon Holder: It begins with Grace in the Morning". Anniston Star.
↑ Smith, George (March 5, 1999). "New station is coming your way". Anniston Star.
↑ Jarrell, Daira (June 2, 2000). "Grace is on the air: Contemporary Christian music gains acceptance on the radio". Anniston Star.
↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
↑ Smith, George (February 9, 2001). "Listening to a son in the night". Anniston Star.
↑ "Application Search Details (BPED-19960119MB)". FCC Media Bureau. 1996-09-12.
↑ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
↑ "Application Search Details (BLED-19990603KZ)". FCC Media Bureau. 1999-06-25.

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Radio stations serving the Anniston, Alabama market

by FM frequency	88.3 89.1 90.7 91.3 91.7 91.9 92.7 95.5 97.9 98.3 100.7 105.9

by AM frequency	780 990 1120 1290 1340 1390 1450 1490 1580

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.475

by call sign	KIH58 WCKF WDNG WEIS WFEB WFXO WFZX WGRW WHMA WHMA-FM WHOG WJCK WKLS WKNG-FM WLJS-FM WPIL WTBJ WTDR-FM WVOK WVOK-FM WYEA WZZX

Defunct	WPPT (1230 AM)

Alabama radio markets Birmingham Dothan Florence-Muscle Shoals Huntsville Mobile Montgomery Tuscaloosa Other Alabama radio regions Anniston Auburn Columbus, Georgia Gadsden Meridian, Mississippi See also List of radio stations in Alabama

Religious radio stations in the state of Alabama

Stations	WAKD – Sheffield WALN – Carrollton WAQG – Ozark WAQU – Selma WAXU – Troy WAYH – Harvest WBFR – Birmingham WBHY – Mobile WBSA – Boaz WBTG-FM – Sheffield WBXR – Hazel Green WDYF – Dothan WEBT – Langdale WELB – Elba WELL-FM – Dadeville WFBH-LP – Hamilton WGIB – Birmingham WGRW – Anniston WGTF – Dothan WIJD – Prichard WILF – Monroeville WIRB – Level Plains WJCK – Piedmont WJEC – Vernon WJIA – Guntersville WJIF – Opp WJIK – Fulton WJSD-LP – Henagar WKNG-FM – Heflin WKRE – Argo WKUA – Moundville WKWL – Florala WLBF – Montgomery WLJR – Birmingham WLPR – Prichard WLVM – Chickasaw WMBV – Dixons Mills WMCJ – Cullman WMFT – Tuscaloosa WMGY – Montgomery WMOB – Mobile WNGL – Mobile WPMR-LP – Russellville WQEM – Columbiana WQLS – Camden WQOH – Irondale WRNF – Selma WRNK-LP – Lanett WSJL – Bessemer WSTF – Andalusia WTBB – Gadsden WTBJ – Oxford WTOF – Bay Minette WURY-LP – Phenix City WVMB-LP – Madison WVOB – Dothan WVPL – Dozier WWFC-LP – Bryant WXJC-FM – Cordova WYFD – Decatur WZTQ – Centre

Defunct	WKOC-LP – Ider WUAC-LP – Tuscaloosa

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Alabama See also Classical Jazz Religious Spanish Smooth Jazz Other

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