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WGLD (1440
Cumulus Media took control of the station after its purchase of Susquehanna Radio Corporation in 2006. Following the purchase, Cumulus renamed the corporation Radio License Holding SRC, LLC.
Cumulus sold the station to Major Keystone LLC on September 24, 2021.
On January 17, 2022 WGLD changed their format from sports to Spanish CHR, branded as "Mega 107.1" and was sold to VP Broadcasting.Mega 107.1 Debuts In Lancaster/York Via Major Keystone Swap
Radioinsight - January 17, 2022
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, "Mega 107.1") is a commercial AM radio station licensed to serve Manchester Township, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by VP Broadcasting. It broadcasts a Spanish CHR radio format. The station's programming is also available via its 250-watt translator W296EA (107.1 MHz) and to listeners with an HD Radio
HD Radio (HDR) is a trademark for an in-band on-channel (IBOC) digital radio broadcast technology. It generally simulcasts an existing analog radio station in digital format with less noise and with additional text information. HD Radio is used ...
receiver via a simulcast on the HD4 subchannel of Cumulus Media-owned FM 96.1 WSOX.
History
WGCB was first licensed on December 8, 1950. It originally was licensed to Red Lion, Pennsylvania. It broadcast aChristian radio
Christian radio is a Christian media radio format that focus on programming with a Christian message. Many such broadcasters play contemporary Christian music, though many programs include sermons, radio dramas, as well as news and talk progra ...
format and was owned by Red Lion Broadcasting.
John Harden Norris was the station's first manager. In 1964, Norris went on a 15-minute diatribe against journalist Fred Cook. Cook, under Fairness Doctrine rules, requested a chance to rebut, and Norris refused, claiming the doctrine to be unconstitutional. A lawsuit (''Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. FCC
''Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications Commission'', 395 U.S. 367 (1969), was a seminal First Amendment ruling at the United States Supreme Court. The Supreme Court held that radio broadcasters enjoyed free speech rights under the F ...
'') ensued, which Cook won.
Cumulus Media took control of the station after its purchase of Susquehanna Radio Corporation in 2006. Following the purchase, Cumulus renamed the corporation Radio License Holding SRC, LLC.
Cumulus sold the station to Major Keystone LLC on September 24, 2021.
On January 17, 2022 WGLD changed their format from sports to Spanish CHR, branded as "Mega 107.1" and was sold to VP Broadcasting.Radioinsight - January 17, 2022
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