WGSP-FM
WGSP-FM (102.3 MHz) is a radio station licensed to the community of Pageland, South Carolina, and serving the greater Charlotte metropolitan area. The station is owned by Norsan Broadcasting of Atlanta, Georgia.[2] It airs a Spanish tropical music format.[3]
| Broadcast area | Charlotte, North Carolina |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 102.3 MHz |
| Branding | Latina 102.3 y 107.5 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Spanish tropical |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WGSP (AM), WXNC WOLS, WNOW | |
| History | |
First air date | 1975 |
Former call signs | WCPL-FM (1975-1989) WMAP-FM (1989-1999) WRML (1999-2007)[1] |
Call sign meaning | Greenville-SPartanburg or Great Sounds of the Past, which was taken from sister station WGSP |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 57452 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 2,550 watts |
| HAAT | 156 meters (512 feet) |
| Repeater(s) | 1310 WGSP (Charlotte) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | charlotte |
History
WCPL-FM was located in Pageland, South Carolina. In 1989, the station became WMAP-FM and began airing the same programming as WMAP in Monroe, North Carolina.[4] After WMAP went off the air,[5] the FM, later known as WRML, played Southern gospel music. In 2006, Norsan took over the station and made plans to move the transmitter closer to the metropolitan area.[6] The programming was also aired on WXNC, at 1060 AM and WGSP, at 1310 AM.[7] Charlotte listeners began receiving the stronger signal in September 2007.[7]
The station was assigned the WGSP-FM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on September 26, 2007.[1]
On January 1, 2009, "La Raza" began airing on WOLS, which Norsan Media began leasing, and WGSP-FM simulcast WOLS for a short time before a switch to tropical music / Latin pop format.[3]
As of 2013, WGSP-FM was called "Latina 102.3".[8]
References
- "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- Washburn, Mark (2008-11-20). "106.1 FM Will Shift to All-Spanish". The Charlotte Observer.
- Stowe, Gene (1989-06-24). "Monroe's WMAP Radio Picks Up S.C. Station". The Charlotte Observer.
- Lyttle, Steve (1997-03-21). "New Radio Station Will Slip Into Old Spot on the Dial". The Charlotte Observer.
- Ordoñez, Franco (2006-03-01). "City's Top Spanish-Language Radio Station Leaping to FM - WGSP-AM Will Begin Simulcasting Today on WRML 102.3". The Charlotte Observer.
- Washburn, Mark (2007-09-25). "New Radio Station Is on the Air". The Charlotte Observer.
- Washburn, Mark (2013-02-02). "Media firm plans Spanish TV in Charlotte". The Charlotte Observer.
External links
- WGSP in the FCC FM station database
- WGSP on Radio-Locator
- WGSP in Nielsen Audio's FM station database