WGCI-FM

WGCI-FM
Broadcast area
Frequency107.5 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding107.5 WGCI
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatUrban contemporary radio
AffiliationsPremiere Networks
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
December 4, 1958
(65 years ago) (1958-12-04)[1]
Former call signs
  • WFMQ (1958–65)[2]
  • WNUS-FM (1965–75)[2]
  • WGCI (1975–83)[3]
Call sign meaning
formerly owned by Globetrotter Communications, Inc.[4]
Technical information[5]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID51165
ClassB
ERP3,700 watts
HAAT472 meters (1,549 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°52′44″N 87°38′10″W / 41.879°N 87.636°W / 41.879; -87.636
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live (via iHeartRadio)
Websitewgci.iheart.com

WGCI-FM (107.5 MHz) is an urban contemporary radio station that is licensed to Chicago, Illinois, serving the Chicago metropolitan area and Northwest Indiana. It is owned and operated by iHeartMedia (formerly known as Clear Channel Communications until September 2014).

WGCI broadcasts with 3,700 watts (3.7 kilowatts) at 107.5 megahertz (MHz) from atop the Willis Tower in Downtown Chicago, and has studios located in the Illinois Center complex on Michigan Avenue. Like many Clear Channel-owned urban radio stations, it uses the slogan "Chicago's #1 For Hip Hop and R&B".

In 2005, WGCI began broadcasting in IBOC digital radio, using the HD Radio system from iBiquity.[6]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference BCYearbook1964 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b History Cards for WGCI-FM, fcc.gov. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference BC101783 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Peters, S.J. "Call letters take on intended meanings to project images", The Life. January 7, 1987. p. 1.
  5. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WGCI-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  6. ^ HD Radio Guide for Chicago