WGCR

For the railroad, see Wiregrass Central Railroad.

WGCR (720 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Christian radio format. Located in Pisgah Forest, North Carolina, the station serves the Asheville area, but can be heard in upstate South Carolina and extreme northeast Georgia as well. The station is owned and operated by Anchor Baptist Broadcasting Inc.^[2]

WGCR

Pisgah Forest, North Carolina
Broadcast area	Asheville area
Frequency	720 kHz
Branding	Gospel Carolina Radio
Programming
Format	Christian radio
Ownership
Owner	Anchor Baptist Broadcasting Association
History
First air date	1984
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	2198
Class	D
Power	50,000 watts day 15,000 watts critical hours
Transmitter coordinates	35°15′06″N 82°40′32″W
Translator	94.9 W235CA (Pisgah Forest)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	wgcr.net

Because it shares the same frequency as clear channel station WGN in Chicago, WGCR broadcasts sunrise to sunset only. The FM translator on 94.9 MHz is allowed by the FCC to broadcast unlimited hours.