WGTN (1400
AM) is a
radio station broadcasting a
classic country format, which is licensed to
Georgetown, South Carolina
Georgetown is the third oldest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina and the county seat of Georgetown County, South Carolina, Georgetown County, in the South Carolina Lowcountry, Lowcountry. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census ...
, United States. The station was first licensed October 4, 1949.
The station is currently owned by R.J. Stalvey. It previously featured programming from
America's Radio News Network and
CBS News
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. It aired
Fox Sports Radio
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on weekends.
FM translator
The station programming is also heard on an
FM translator, whose frequency is used in the
branding of the format and logo.
Programming History
The previous format was
talk
Talk may refer to:
Communication
* Communication, the encoding and decoding of exchanged messages between people
* Conversation, interactive communication between two or more people
* Lecture, an oral presentation intended to inform or instruct
...
. On November 5, 2018, WGTN changed formats from talk to country, branded as "Coast Country 107.5". On January 14, 2019, WGTN again changed formats, this time from country to
adult top 40, branded as "107.5 Hits FM". Three weeks later that format moved to
WXJY.
Later in 2019, WGTN began simulcasting on WXJY. On January 1, 2020, WGTN once more changed formats from country to comedy, branded as "The Comedy Station", and ended the simulcast.
In December 2020, WGTN changed to
oldies/
adult standards from the 1940s to 1960s. On July 29, 2021, WGTN changed to classic country, branded as "Countryfied 107.5".
WGTN Gets Countryfied
Radioinsight - July 29, 2021
Previous logo
References
External links
WGTN 1400 AM 107.5 FM Facebook
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Radio stations established in 1949
1949 establishments in South Carolina
Classic country radio stations in the United States
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