WGMA (AM)

WGMA
Simulcasting WGMM Tunkhannock
Broadcast areaScranton/Wilkes-Barre/Hazleton
Frequency1490 kHz
BrandingGem 99 & 100
Programming
FormatClassic hits
AffiliationsPremiere Networks
Ownership
Owner
  • Kevin Fitzgerald and Benjamin Smith
  • (Geos Communications, LLC)
WAZL, WGMM, WGMF, WGMF-FM
History
First air date
December 19, 1932
Former call signs
WKKA (1932)
WAZL (1932–2023)
Call sign meaning
"Gem"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID132
ClassC
Power1,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates
40°56′26″N 75°57′57″W / 40.94066°N 75.965781°W / 40.94066; -75.965781
Translator(s)
  • 99.9 W260DV (Wilkes-Barre)
  • 100.1 W261DQ (Hazleton)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitegem104.com

WGMA (1490 kHz) is an AM radio station licensed to the city of Hazleton, Pennsylvania with service area extending to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton radio market. The station broadcasts a classic hits radio format, simulcasting WGMM 1460 AM Tunkhannock. It broadcasts with 1,000 watts of power using a non-directional antenna. WGMA is considered a Class C AM broadcasting station according to the Federal Communications Commission.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WGMA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.