WGOT-LP (100.1
FM) is a
low power FM
radio station that broadcasts from
Gainesville,
Florida,
United States. WGOT-LP is operated as a
community radio station by the
Civic Media Center
The Civic Media Center (CMC) is a nonprofit infoshop, library and reading room in Gainesville, Florida, United States. It was set up in 1993 and in 2009 received the book collection of activist Stetson Kennedy.
History
The Civic Media Center (CM ...
, a non-profit library in Gainesville.
History
The Civic Media Center first applied for a permit for a low-power FM station in 2001.
The construction permit for WGOT-LP was granted in May 2005.
WGOT-LP originally broadcast on 94.7
MHz, sharing this frequency with
WVFP-LP, owned by the Faith Presbyterian Church; and
WGLJ-LP, owned by the Calvary Church Gainesville. The frequency was previously used by ''Free Radio Gainesville'', a pirate radio station.
In January 2012 the station began streaming its audio online. Streaming was terminated due to copyright issues in October 2015.
Frequency change
On February 28, 2017, the station moved to 100.1 MHz to facilitate 24-hour operation.
Programming
WGOT-LP airs several locally produced programs and a weekly one-hour show produced by the Civic Media Center and
Counterpoise
Counterpoise (1997-2011) is an alternative review journal formerly based in Gainesville, Florida (United States). It was founded in 1997 by Charles Willett (1932-2012), as a project of the AIP Task Force of the American Library Association's Soci ...
volunteers. The station is a
Pacifica Radio
Pacifica may refer to:
Art
* ''Pacifica'' (statue), a 1938 statue by Ralph Stackpole for the Golden Gate International Exposition
Places
* Pacifica, California, a city in the United States
** Pacifica Pier, a fishing pier
* Pacifica, a conceiv ...
affiliate and broadcasts several Pacifica programs, including ''
Democracy Now!'' with
Amy Goodman and
Juan Gonzalez.
See also
*
List of community radio stations in the United States
References
External links
WGOT official website*
WGOT MySpace page
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Community radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 2008
Alachua County, Florida
Progressivism in the United States
2008 establishments in Florida
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