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| Broadcast area | Northern New Jersey, New York City metro area |
| Frequency | 1500 kHz |
| Branding | North Jersey 1500 NYC 98.3 (FM translator) |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | Full-service |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Borough of Pompton Lakes (Sale pending to FST Broadcasting Corporation)[1] |
| WTBQ[2] | |
| History | |
First air date | May 27, 1965[3] August 6, 1993 (as WGHT)[4] |
Former call signs | WKER (1964–1993) |
| Technical information[5] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 40078 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 1,000 watts (daytime only) |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°58′51″N 74°17′06″W / 40.98083°N 74.28500°W |
| Translator(s) | 98.3 W252ED (Pompton Lakes) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | wghtamfm |
WGHT (1500 kHz AM) is a radio station owned by the Borough of Pompton Lakes, New Jersey and licensed to serve the same municipality.[6]
The station simulcasts Warwick, New York station WTBQ's full-service format,[2] and is a "daytimer" signing on at dawn and off at dusk, to protect other stations on the 1500 kHz frequency, i.e. clear-channel stations.[3]
- ^ WGHT radio reboot expected in April as Pompton Lakes agrees to sell off-air AM station (Retrieved 30 March 2019 from NorthJersey.com)
- ^ a b "WGHT radio reboot expected in April as Pompton Lakes agrees to sell off-air AM station".
- ^ a b FCC History Cards for WGHT
- ^ "Call Sign History".
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WGHT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Station Search Details".