WGNA-FM
Country music radio station in Albany, New York, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"WGNA" redirects here. For the cable channel, see WGN America.
WGNA-FM (107.7 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Albany, New York, and serving the Capital District. The station is owned by Townsquare Media and broadcasts a country music format.
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Broadcast area | Capital District |
Frequency | 107.7 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | 107.7 GNA |
Programming | |
Format | Country music |
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WPBZ-FM, WQBK-FM, WQSH, WTMM-FM | |
History | |
First air date | December 5, 1973 |
Former call signs | WGNA (1972–1988) |
Call sign meaning | "Good News Albany" (tag of aborted launch format) |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 72118 |
Class | B |
ERP | 12,500 watts |
HAAT | 300 meters (980 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°38′13.2″N 73°59′49.4″W |
Translator(s) | See Sound of Life Radio § Translators |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | wgna |
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WGNA-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 12,500 watts. It's transmitter is in the Helderberg Escarpment tower farm in New Scotland. WGNA holds the distinction of having the longest unchanged format (in terms of commercial stations) in the Capital District, having been a country music station since its launch in November 1973, and being one of two commercial Albany FM radio stations to have never changed their call sign, with 92.3 WFLY as the other.