WGTR (Massachusetts)

WGTR
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
July 24, 1939; 85 years ago (1939-07-24)
Last air date
July 24, 1953; 71 years ago (1953-07-24)
Former call signs
  • W1XOJ (1939–1941)
  • W43B (1941–1943)
  • WGTR (1943–1953)
Call sign meaning
General Tire and Rubber

WGTR was a pioneer commercial FM radio station, which was the first of two mountain-top stations established by the Yankee Network. It began regular programming, as experimental station W1XOJ, in 1939. In 1941 it was licensed for commercial operation from studios in Boston, initially with the call sign W43B, which was changed to WGTR in 1943. In 1947, its designated community of license was changed to Worcester, Massachusetts.

During the station's entire existence, its transmitter site was located atop Asnebumskit Hill near Paxton, Massachusetts. WGTR was deleted in July 1953.