WGCM-FM

Radio station in Gulfport, Mississippi
  • Gulfport, Mississippi
Broadcast areaBiloxi–Gulfport, MississippiFrequency102.3 MHzBrandingCoast 102ProgrammingFormatClassic hitsOwnershipOwner
  • Lisa Stiglets and Elizabeth McQueen
  • (JLE, Incorporated)
Sister stations
WGCM, WROA, WRPM, WZKX, WZNFHistory
First air date
November 14, 1969; 54 years ago (1969-11-14)
Call sign meaning
Gulf Coast MississippiTechnical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCCFacility ID19070ClassC2ERP50,000 wattsHAAT120 metersLinks
Public license information
  • Public file
  • LMS
WebcastListen liveWebsitecoast102.com

WGCM-FM (102.3 FM, "Coast 102"), is a classic hits formatted radio station based in Gulfport–Biloxi, Mississippi. The station is owned by Lisa Stiglets and Elizabeth McQueen, through licensee JLE, Incorporated.

Signal

WGCM-FM's 384-foot tower with a 50,000 watt signal can reach east to Pascagoula, Mississippi, west to Slidell, Louisiana, and north to Wiggins, Mississippi. The transmitter tower is located on the Pass Christian and Long Beach, Mississippi, city limits line.

History

WGCM-FM started September 14, 1969. WGCM-FM had a country format in the early-to-mid-1980s. After the country format, WGCM-FM became a rock station using the moniker "TK 102". In 1989, WGCM-FM became "Coast 102", playing 1950s-1970s' oldies, and eventually "Greatest Hits of All Time" (1960s-1980s pop), its current format.

External links

  • Coast 102 WGCM-FM official website
  • WGCM in the FCC FM station database
  • WGCM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

30°20′46″N 89°11′46″W / 30.346°N 89.196°W / 30.346; -89.196


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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WGCM-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.