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WPGS

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Radio station in Mims, Florida

WPGS (840 AM) is a commercial radio station licensedtoMims, Florida, serving the Space Coast including parts of Brevard County and Volusia County. The station broadcasts a Spanish Contemporary Christian format and is owned by WPGS, Inc.^[1]

WPGS is a daytimer. During daylight hours, it transmits 1,000 watts, non-directional. Because 840 AM is a United States clear-channel frequency, on which WHAS Louisville, Kentucky is the dominant Class A station, WPGS must sign off between sunset and sunrise to avoid interference with the nighttime skywave signal of WHAS.

History[edit]

The station signed on the air on September 18, 1984. The original call sign was WNUY.

On May 1, 1986, the station changed its call sign to WPGS.^[2]

In 1998 the station served as a critical news center for residents during the fires which claimed many homes and lives nearby. Normally a daytime-only station, WPGS stayed on throughout the danger with the owner at one point climbing the tower to see how close the fires were getting to the community.^[3]

In October 2009, WPGS dropped the Talkstar radio network to become part of the Smooth Jazz "Groove Network."

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External links[edit]

• WPGS in the FCC AM station database
• WPGSinNielsen Audio's AM station database

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