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| Broadcast area | Southwest Florida |
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| Frequency | 90.1 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | WGCU |
| Programming | |
| Format | Public Radio - News - Talk |
| Subchannels | HD2: Classical 24 |
| Affiliations | National Public Radio Public Radio Exchange American Public Media BBC World Service |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Florida Gulf Coast University |
| WGCU-TV | |
| History | |
First air date | September 12, 1983 |
Former call signs | WSFP-FM (1983–1996) |
Call sign meaning | Florida Gulf Coast University |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 69042 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 248 meters (814 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 26°48′55.2″N 81°45′42.5″W / 26.815333°N 81.761806°W |
| Repeater(s) | 91.7 WMKO (Marco Island) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | |
| Website | wgcu.org |
WGCU-FM (90.1 FM) is an National Public Radio-member station on Florida's Gulf Coast. Licensed to Fort Myers, it is owned by Florida Gulf Coast University with studios along FGCU Boulevard, on campus. WGCU also operates WMKO 91.7, a full-time simulcast station licensed to Marco Island to serve the Naples area.
WGCU-FM is a Class C1 station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for most FM stations. The transmitter is on Babcock Ranch Road in Punta Gorda, within the Fred C. Babcock/Cecil M. Webb Wildlife Management Area.[2] WMKO is a Class A station with an ERP of 1,700 watts. Its transmitter is on Tower Road at Collier Boulevard in Naples.[3]
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WGCU-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WGCU
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WMKO