WGXL (92.3 FM) is a

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licensed to

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, serving the

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- Claremont,

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area. The station is owned by Great Eastern Radio, LLC. It airs a

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(Top 40/CHR)

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History

The station went on the air as WTSL-FM on February 6, 1987. On June 1, 1993, the station changed its call sign to the current WGXL.

On-air staff

The current on-air hosts are Kim Ashley (morning), Cindy Brooks (late morning to early afternoon),

John Tesh John Frank Tesh (born July 9, 1952) is an American pianist and composer of pop music, as well as a radio host and television presenter. He hosts the ''Intelligence for Your Life'' radio show. In addition, since 2014, he has hosted ''Intelligen ...

(syndicated in the evening), and

AT40 ''American Top 40'' (previously abbreviated to ''AT40'') is an internationally syndicated, independent song countdown radio program created by Casey Kasem, Don Bustany, Tom Rounds, and Ron Jacobs. The program is currently hosted by Ryan Seacr ...

with

Ryan Seacrest Ryan John Seacrest (born December 24, 1974) is an American media personality and producer. He is the co-host of ''Live with Kelly and Ryan'', as well as the host of multiple media shows including ''American Idol'', ''American Top 40'', and '' ...

(Saturday mornings).

Former on-air staff

Former members of WGXL's staff include Stevens Blanchard, Pam Bixby, Dave Cooper, Deidre Tichner, Jim Patry, Rick Murphy, Jason Place, Bev Valentine, Dan Gilland, Shane Blue (now Jackson Blue on Boston's

WXKS-FM WXKS-FM (107.9 FM), branded as ''Kiss 108'', is a commercial top 40/CHR radio station licensed to serve Medford, Massachusetts, and covering Greater Boston. Owned by iHeartMedia, the WXKS-FM studios are in Medford and the transmitter sits atop ...

), Chris Garrett, Doug McKenzie, Steve Smith, Parker Springfield (still on sister station

WKKN WKKN (101.9 FM; "The Peak") is a radio station licensed to Westminster, Vermont, United States, with studios located in Keene, New Hampshire. The station is owned by Great Eastern Radio, LLC. The station is simulcast on WTHK (100.7 FM) in Wilm ...

) and Taylor Ford. "Zach Sang And The Gang," a syndicated evening show, was also once heard on WGXL.

References

External links

WGXL website
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