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Radio station in Elizabeth City, North Carolina

WGAI
Elizabeth City, North Carolina

Broadcast area	Elizabeth City Outer Banks
Frequency	560 kHz
Branding	"Gospel 560"
Programming
Format	Black Gospel
Affiliations	East Carolina University Sports
Ownership
Owner	George Gregory (Gregory Communications License, Inc.)
History
First air date	1947
Call sign meaning	Where Gospel Always Inspires
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	72731
Class	B
Power	1,000 watts daytime 500 watts nighttime
Transmitter coordinates	36°20′16.0″N 76°14′49.0″W / 36.337778°N 76.246944°W / 36.337778; -76.246944
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	, http://104.254.99.99:8000/listen.pls
Website	http://www.gregorygospel.com, http://www.wgai560am.com

WGAI (560 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Elizabeth City, North Carolina, serving Elizabeth City and the Outer Banks. It broadcasts a Black Gospel/Christian radio format. WGAI is owned and operated by George Gregory, through licensee Gregory Communications License, Inc.

The station's studio and offices are located in Moyock, North Carolina. The transmitter is off Lovers Lane in Elizabeth City.

History

WGAI went through many formats with Top 40 in the 1960s and early 1970s, Adult Contemporary in the late 1970s, Country in the mid-1980s, and Adult Contemporary again in the late 1980s. Joy Smith, daughter of famous DJ Bob "Wolfman Jack" Smith, was briefly an afternoon DJ at WGAI in 1989 as "Joy Jack". WGAI would drop music altogether in 1994 when it began its News/Talk/Sports format. In 2015 WGAI was purchased by George Gregory. The format is Gospel and Christian Talk.

References

"Facility Technical Data for WGAI". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
Radio-Locator.com/WGAI

External links

WGAI 560 Online
NewsRadio 560 Online
Facility details for Facility ID 72731 (WGAI) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WGAI in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

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