WGTS
City | Takoma Park, Maryland |
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Broadcast area | Washington, D.C. |
Frequency | 91.9 MHz(also on HD Radio) |
Format | HD-1: CCM |
ERP | 23,500 watts |
HAAT | 186 meters |
Class | B |
Facility ID | 12460 |
Callsign meaning | Washington's Gateway To Service |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | wgts919.com |
WGTS 91.9 FM is a Christian radio station broadcasting from Takoma Park, Maryland, United States, and serving the Washington DC Baltimore area with a contemporary Christian music format.
WGTS broadcasts in the HD digital hybrid format.[1]
The station is owned by Columbia Union College Broadcasting, Inc.
Proposed sale
According to a July 18, 2007, article in the Washington Times, sources close to the station said that the station would be sold to American Public Media (the parent company of Minnesota Public Radio) to produce a news/talk station similar to KPCC in Los Angeles.[2] Several websites were set up to lobby for the Christian format of WGTS, which would probably be dropped should the station have been sold. It was believed that the offer by American Public Media was for approximately US$20–25 million, and that a $10 million initial offer by the WGTS board of directors to keep the station within Washington Adventist University was rejected. In a change of direction, on September 20, 2007, the college board voted to halt any current discussions of selling WGTS.[3]
References
- ↑ http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=8 HD Radio Guide for Washington D.C.
- ↑ Roland, Kara (2007-07-16). "WGTS license likely for sale". Washington Times. Retrieved 2008-02-09.
- ↑ Farhi, Paul (2007-09-21). "Christian College to Keep Radio Station". Washington Post. p. C07. Retrieved 2008-02-09.
External links
- WGTS Official Website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WGTS
- Radio-Locator information on WGTS
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WGTS
- SaveWGTS.net Website
- SaveWGTS.org Website