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| Broadcast area | Cincinnati metro area |
| Frequency | 1050 kHz |
| Branding | Inspiration 1050 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Urban gospel |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Christian Broadcasting System, Ltd. |
| WCVX | |
| History | |
First air date | October 5, 1947 |
Former call signs |
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| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 25525 |
| Class | B |
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Transmitter coordinates | 39°04′50″N 84°31′18″W / 39.08056°N 84.52167°W |
| Translator(s) | 103.1 W276DD (Cincinnati) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | inspiration1050 |
WGRI (1050 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, featuring an urban gospel format known as "Inspiration 1050". Currently owned by Christian Broadcasting System, Ltd.,[2] the station's studios are located in Cincinnati, while the transmitter resides in Covington, Kentucky. In addition to a standard analog transmission, WGRI is relayed on Cincinnati translator W276DD (103.1 FM) and is available online.
The station was originally established as WZIP and broadcast until 1960 in Covington proper. Shortly after relocating to Cincinnati, the station was sold to Carl Lindner Jr. and his two brothers; under Linder ownership, WZIP carried country music through the late 1960s and featured gospel music through the 1970s. WZIP was the first station to be purchased and owned by the nascent radio conglomerate Jacor in 1981, upon which it was renamed WTSJ after one of Jacor's principal founders. Becoming WCVX in 2006, the current WGRI call sign and urban gospel format were adopted in 2013.