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WGYL

Vero Beach, Florida
Broadcast area	Melbourne-Titusville-Cocoa, Ft. Pierce-Stuart
Frequency	93.7 MHz
Branding	93.7 GYL
Programming
Format	Hot AC
Ownership
Owner	Treasure & Space Coast Radio (Vero Beach Broadcasters, LLC)
Sister stations	WJKD, WOSN, WTTB
History
First air date	November 1970
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	58946
Class	C2
ERP	50,000 watts
HAAT	146 meters (479 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	27°36′4.00″N 80°23′33.00″W / 27.6011111°N 80.3925000°W / 27.6011111; -80.3925000
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	937WGYL.com

WGYL (93.7 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Vero Beach, Florida, and serving the radio markets of Melbourne-Titusville-Cocoa and Ft. Pierce-Stuart. WGYL airs a hot adult contemporary radio format. The station is owned by Treasure and Space Coast Broadcasters, with the license held by Vero Beach Broadcasters, LLC. The offices and studios are on 16th Street in Vero Beach. The transmitter is off First Place, near Old Dixie Highway, also in Vero Beach.

The station partners with WPTV in West Palm Beach to provide weather information.

History

WGYL signed on the air in November 1970. It originally was a Class A station, broadcasting on 93.5 MHz, a frequency reserved at that time for lower powered FM stations. WGYL's effective radiated power was 3,000 watts, a fraction of the 50,000 watts it runs today. It broadcast a beautiful music format of mostly soft instrumental remakes of popular songs.

In 1987, the station was sold to Treasure Coast Broadcasters, teamed up with AM 1490 WTTB, and the two stations remain co-owned. During the late 1980s, WGYL gradually increased the number of vocal songs and decreased the instrumentals; by the early 1990s, the station had made the transition to a soft adult contemporary format as "The Breeze." In the early 1990s, the station got a big boost in power, increasing to 50,000 watts, coupled with a move one spot up the dial to 93.7 MHz.

Through the early 2000s, the station to a mainstream AC format. On September 15, 2015, WGYL changed its format to hot adult contemporary, branded as "93.7 WGYL." The station's moniker became "Today's Best Music!"

References

1. "Facility Technical Data for WGYL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. Radio-Locator.com/WGYL-FM
3. Broadcasting Yearbook 1972 page B-48
4. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1990 page B-77
5. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1995 page B-95
6. WGYL Loses its Breeze

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 58946 (WGYL) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WGYL in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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