WGLC (1090 AM) was a radio station licensed to

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. The station ran 250 watts during daytime hours only.History Cards for WGLC
fcc.gov. Retrieved August 1, 2018. Its transmitter was located on

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, 2 miles north of Mendota.

History

WGLC began broadcasting September 1, 1964. It was originally owned by Jeanne Morgan. In May 1965, the station's studios were moved to the First State Bank Building in downtown Mendota. Its sister station,

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, began broadcasting September 1, 1965. WGLC's programming would be simulcast on its FM sister station, until AM 1090 was taken off the air in 1998. In 1967, the station was sold to Jel-Co Radio, along with WGLC-FM.FCC Approves Sale Of Radio In Mendota
, ''Daily Republican-Register''. Vol. 67 No. 100. February 1, 1967. p. 1. Retrieved July 30, 2018. Both stations were later sold to Agri-Voice, owned by Michael Ross, for $145,000, effective January 1, 1971.Jel-Co Radio sells Mendota stations
, ''Daily Republican-Register''. Vol. 70 No. 205. July 6, 1970. p. 1. Retrieved July 30, 2018. In the 1970s and early 1980s, the station aired a

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format, along with farm programming.
Broadcasting Yearbook 1976
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, 1976. p. C-61. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1983
', Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1983. p. B-75. Retrieved July 30, 2018. In 1983, the station was sold to Arthur S. Kimball, along with WGLC 1090, for $310,000.Changing Hands
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'', June 20, 1983. p. 79. Retrieved July 31, 2018. By 1984, the station had begun airing an

adult contemporary Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, quie ...

format.
Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1984
', Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1984. p. B-81. Retrieved July 30, 2018. In 1988, the station was sold to Studstill Broadcasting, along with WGLC-FM, for $380,000.
The Broadcasting Yearbook 1991
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, 1991. p. B-103. Retrieved July 31, 2018. By 1990, the station had adopted a

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format.
The Broadcasting Yearbook 1990
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, 1990. p. B-101. Retrieved July 31, 2018. In 1998, WGLC AM 1090 was taken off the air, and its license surrendered, so that

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AM 1080 could move from

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, to

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, and increase power from 250 watts to 1,900 watts.Format Changes & Updates
, ''The M Street Journal''. Vol. 15 No. 25. June 24, 1998. p. 2. Retrieved August 1, 2018. Its sister station, WGLC-FM, remains on the air and airs a classic country format.WGLC Classic Country 100.1

. Retrieved August 1, 2018.

References

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