WGSV

WGSV
Frequency1270 kHz
Programming
FormatNews/talk
AffiliationsPremiere Networks
Westwood One
Ownership
OwnerGuntersville Broadcasting Company, Inc.
History
First air date
April 16, 1950[1]
Call sign meaning
GunterSVille
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID25675
ClassD
Power1,000 watts day
124 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
34°18′31″N 86°17′44″W / 34.30861°N 86.29556°W / 34.30861; -86.29556
Translator(s)96.3 W242CO (Guntersville)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitewww.wgsv.com

WGSV (1270 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Guntersville, Alabama. The station is owned by Guntersville Broadcasting Company, Inc. It airs a news/talk format.[3]

The station was granted the WGSV call sign by the Federal Communications Commission.[4]

Programming

Local programming includes a "Swap Shop" show called Tell Me How. Notable syndicated programming includes shows hosted by Sean Hannity, Dan Bongino, Sebastian Gorka, Bill O'Reilly (political commentator) and Kim Komando. Overnight, the station broadcasts the syndicated Coast to Coast AM hosted by George Noory.[5] The station also broadcasts the syndicated Saturday night program Somewhere In Time hosted by Art Bell.[5] The station began carrying The Rush Limbaugh Show near its inception and did so for 30 years. The station in mid to late 2016 added an FM translator on 96.3 MHz.

References

  1. ^ "WGSV Station History". WGSV TalkRadio 1270.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WGSV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  4. ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  5. ^ a b "Alabama Affilias". Coast to Coast AM. Retrieved December 31, 2011.


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