WGCR (720 AM) is a

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broadcasting a

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format. Located in

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, 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. Because it shares the same frequency as clear channel station WGN in

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, WGCR broadcasts sunrise to sunset only. The

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on 94.9

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is allowed by the FCC to broadcast unlimited hours.

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