WGCM (1240 AM) is

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licensed to

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. It airs an

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format and is owned by JMD, Inc.

History

WGCM began broadcasting in 1928 and was owned by Gulf Coast Music Co.History Cards for WGCM
fcc.gov. Retrieved July 12, 2019. It briefly broadcast at 1350 kHz, before its frequency was changed to 1210 kHz later in 1928. Its frequency was changed to 1240 kHz in March 1941, as a result of the North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement. By 1944, WGCM had become an affiliate of the Blue Network, which would become the

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in 1945.
Broadcasting Yearbook 1944
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, 1944. p. 114. Retrieved July 12, 2019. In 1980, its call sign was changed to WTAM. The station aired an

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format as WTAM. Its call sign was changed back to WGCM in 1987, and it adopted a

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format.
Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1988
', Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1988. p. B-157. Retrieved July 12, 2019. By 1990, the station had adopted to an adult standards format. By 1994, it had switched to a

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format. In 1995, it adopted a

classic country Classic country is a music radio format that specializes in playing mainstream country and western music hits from past decades. Repertoire The radio format specializes in hits from the 1950s through the early 1980s, and focus primarily on innov ...

format.
Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1996
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, 1996. p. B-233. Retrieved July 13, 2019. In 2016, the station began to be simulcast on a translator at 100.9 MHz, and it adopted an oldies format branded "Cruisin' WGCM".

Translator

WGCM is also heard at 100.9 MHz, through a translator in Gulfport, Mississippi.

References

External links

* * * {{Oldies Radio Stations in Mississippi GCM Oldies radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1928 1928 establishments in Mississippi