WCGL
WCGL (1360 AM) is a commercial radio station broadcasting an urban gospel radio format. Licensed to Jacksonville, Florida, United States, the station is currently owned by JBD Communications, Inc.[1] The station airs contemporary gospel music and some preaching programs, aimed at the African-American community. It uses the moniker "The Victory Station."
| Broadcast area | Jacksonville, Florida |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1360 kHz |
| Branding | Victory AM 1360 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Urban gospel |
| Affiliations | American Urban Radio Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | JBD Communications, Inc. |
| History | |
Call sign meaning | Where Christ Gets Lifted |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 30609 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 5,000 watts day 89 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 30°16′33.00″N 81°38′12.00″W |
| Translator(s) | 94.7 W234CW (Jacksonville) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wcgl1360.com |
WCGL transmits with 5,000 watts by day, but to avoid interfering with other radio stations on AM 1360, WCGL reduces power at night to only 89 watts. Listeners in Jacksonville and adjacent communities can hear WCGL programming on an FM translator station, 94.7 W234CW.
History
The station first signed on the air in 1948 as WOBS.[2] It was owned by the Southern Radio & Equipment Company and was a daytimer. It originally broadcast at 1,000 watts by day and had to go off the air at sunset.
References
- "WCGL Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- Broadcasting Yearbook 1952 page 106
External links
- WCGL in the FCC AM station database
- WCGL on Radio-Locator
- WCGL in Nielsen Audio's AM station database