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| Broadcast area | Gulfport–Biloxi metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 1240 kHz |
| Branding | Cruisin' WGCM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Oldies |
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| WGCM-FM, WROA, WRPM, WZKX, WZNF | |
| History | |
First air date | 1928; 96 years ago (1928)[1] |
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Call sign meaning | Gulf Coast Music Co. (original owner) |
| Technical information[4] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 31216 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 30°25′45″N 89°01′10″W / 30.42917°N 89.01944°W / 30.42917; -89.01944 |
| Translator(s) | 100.9 W265DH (Gulfport) |
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| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | wgcmam.com |
WGCM (1240 AM) is radio station licensed to Gulfport, Mississippi. It airs an oldies format and is owned by Lisa Stiglets and Elizabeth McQueen, through licensee JLE, Incorporated.[5]
WGCM began broadcasting in 1928 and was owned by Gulf Coast Music Co.[1][2] It briefly broadcast at 1350 kHz, before its frequency was changed to 1210 kHz later in 1928.[2] Its frequency was changed to 1240 kHz in March 1941, as a result of the North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement.[2] By 1944, WGCM had become an affiliate of the Blue Network, which would become the American Broadcasting Company in 1945.[6]
In 1980, its call sign was changed to WTAM.[3] The station aired an urban contemporary format as WTAM.[7][8] Its call sign was changed back to WGCM in 1987, and it adopted a country music format.[3][9] By 1990, the station had adopted to an adult standards format.[10] By 1994, it had switched to a sports format.[11] In 1995, it adopted a classic country format.[12][13][14] In 2016, the station began to be simulcast on a translator at 100.9 MHz, and it adopted an oldies format branded "Cruisin' WGCM".[15][16][17]
WGCM is also heard at 100.9 MHz, through a translator in Gulfport, Mississippi.
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | FCC info |
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| W265DH | 100.9 FM | Gulfport, Mississippi | 250 | 115 m (377 ft) | D | FMQ |
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