WGHT

WGHT
Broadcast areaNorthern New Jersey,
New York City metro area
Frequency1500 kHz
BrandingNorth Jersey 1500
NYC 98.3 (FM translator)
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatFull-service
Ownership
OwnerBorough of Pompton Lakes
(Sale pending to FST Broadcasting Corporation)[1]
WTBQ[2]
History
First air date
May 27, 1965
(59 years ago)
 (1965-05-27)[3]
August 6, 1993 (1993-08-06) (as WGHT)[4]
Former call signs
WKER (1964–1993)
Technical information[5]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID40078
ClassD
Power1,000 watts (daytime only)
Transmitter coordinates
40°58′51″N 74°17′06″W / 40.98083°N 74.28500°W / 40.98083; -74.28500
Translator(s)98.3 W252ED (Pompton Lakes)
Links
Public license information
Websitewghtamfm.com

WGHT (1500 kHz AM) is a radio station owned by the Borough of Pompton Lakes, New Jersey and licensed to serve the same municipality.[6]

The station simulcasts Warwick, New York station WTBQ's full-service format,[2] and is a "daytimer" signing on at dawn and off at dusk, to protect other stations on the 1500 kHz frequency, i.e. clear-channel stations.[3]

  1. ^ WGHT radio reboot expected in April as Pompton Lakes agrees to sell off-air AM station (Retrieved 30 March 2019 from NorthJersey.com)
  2. ^ a b "WGHT radio reboot expected in April as Pompton Lakes agrees to sell off-air AM station".
  3. ^ a b FCC History Cards for WGHT
  4. ^ "Call Sign History".
  5. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WGHT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  6. ^ "Station Search Details".