WGIR (AM)

WGIR

Manchester, New Hampshire United States
Broadcast area	Southern New Hampshire
Frequency	610 kHz
Branding	News Radio 610 WGIR
Programming
Format	News/talk
Affiliations	Fox News Radio Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks New Hampshire Fisher Cats
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia (iHM Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	WGIR-FM
History
First air date	October 2, 1941
Former call signs	WMUR (1941–1956)
Call sign meaning	Girolimon family (former owner)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	35237
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts day 1,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	43°0′57.3″N 71°28′46.24″W / 43.015917°N 71.4795111°W / 43.015917; -71.4795111 (WGIR)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	wgiram.iheart.com

WGIR (610 kHz "News Radio 610") is a commercial AM radio station in Manchester, New Hampshire, with a news/talk radio format. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. WGIR's studios and offices are on Foundry Street in Manchester. Much of the programming and news, but not the commercials, can be heard on co-owned WQSO 96.7 MHz in Rochester, serving the New Hampshire Seacoast.

The transmitter is on Stark Lane in Manchester, near Interstate 293 Exit 7.^[2] WGIR is powered at 5,000 watts by day; to avoid interfering with other stations on AM 610, it reduces power at night to 1,000 watts. It uses a directional antenna at all times.