WGIV (1600 AM)

WGIV
Broadcast areaCharlotte metropolitan area
Frequency1600 kHz
Programming
FormatDefunct
History
First air date
December 13, 1947 (76 years ago) (1947-12-13)
Last air date
November 30, 2003 (20 years ago) (2003-11-30)
Technical information
Facility ID6585
ClassB

WGIV (1600 kHz) was a commercial AM radio station, licensed to Charlotte, North Carolina, and serving the Charlotte metropolitan area. It was the first station in the Charlotte radio market to target the African-American audience full time.[1]

  1. ^ Kay McFadden, "Museum Tunes in History of Radio in the Carolinas", The Charlotte Observer, September 21, 1997.