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| Broadcast area | Manchester-Nashua-Concord, New Hampshire |
| Frequency | 101.1 MHz |
| Branding | Rock 101 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Mainstream rock |
| Ownership | |
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| WGIR | |
| History | |
First air date | June 5, 1963[1] |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | Girolimon family (former owner of its sister AM station) |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 35240 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 11,500 watts |
| HAAT | 313 meters (1,027 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°58′55″N 71°35′20″W / 42.982°N 71.589°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via iHeartRadio) |
| Website | rock101fm |
WGIR-FM (101.1 MHz) is a commercial radio station in Manchester, New Hampshire, airing a mainstream rock radio format, branded as Rock 101. The station serves the Merrimack Valley area (including Concord and Nashua) and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., America's largest owner of radio stations. Weekdays begin with the comedy radio show Greg and the Morning Buzz, hosted by Greg Kretschmar. It is shared with co-owned WHEB in Portsmouth, and also heard on WLKZ in Wolfeboro. The rest of the day, local DJs are heard. On Sunday nights, WGIR-FM carries the syndicated radio show The House of Hair with Dee Snider.
WGIR-FM's studios and offices are on Foundry Street in Manchester.[3] The transmitter is on Mount Uncanoonuc, off Perimeter Road in Goffstown, near other towers serving Southern New Hampshire TV and FM stations.[4]
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-281. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WGIR-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Rock101FM.iheart.com/contact
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WGIR-FM