WYGC

WYGC
City High Springs, Florida
Broadcast area Gainesville-Ocala, Florida
Branding 104.9 The Talk of Gainesville
Frequency 104.9 MHz
First air date 1984 (as WKAE)
Format News Talk Information
ERP 3,200 watts
HAAT 137 meters
Class A
Facility ID 59076
Former callsigns WKAE (1983-1988)
WYOC (1988-1998)
WRKG (1998-1999)
WXJZ (1999-2002)
WDRS (8/1/2002-8/8/2002)
Owner JVC Media, LLC
(JVC Media of Florida, LLC)
Webcast Listen Live

WYGC is a news/talk radio station broadcasting from Gainesville, Florida as "The Talk" under the ownership of JVC Media, LLC, through licensee JVC Media of Florida, LLC. It previously broadcast a classic hits format as "104.9 WOW FM" until August 3, 2016, a country music format (simulcasting WTRS 102.3 FM Dunnellon, Florida until February 10, 2014), and before that, a sports format as "105 The Game" until May 31, 2013.[1]

On May 23, 2016 at 6 A.M., WOW FM moved over to sister station WXJZ, which broadcasts a more powerful signal. On August 4, 2016 at midnight, WYGC ended its simulcast of WOW FM with WXJZ by flipping to a news talk format branded as "104.9 The Talk of Gainesville".

References

  1. Clark, Anthony (May 30, 2013). "New owners swiftly pull the plug on local political talk show". The Gainesville Sun. Retrieved May 30, 2013.

Coordinates: 29°49′16″N 82°34′23″W / 29.821°N 82.573°W / 29.821; -82.573


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