WGSP (AM)

WGSP
Simulcasts WGSP-FM Pageland, South Carolina
Broadcast areaCharlotte metropolitan area
Frequency1310 kHz
BrandingLatina 102.3 y 107.5
Programming
FormatSpanish tropical
Ownership
Owner
  • Norsan Broadcasting
  • (Norsan Media Group of South Carolina, LLC)
WGSP-FM, WXNC WNOW, WOLS
History
First air date
August 23, 1958 (66 years ago) (1958-08-23)
Call sign meaning
"Great Sounds of the Past" (from former format)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID10631
ClassD
Power5,000 watts day
240 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
35°15′23″N 80°51′52″W / 35.25639°N 80.86444°W / 35.25639; -80.86444
Translator(s)107.5 W298CF (Charlotte)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitecharlotte.latinamusica.com

WGSP (1310 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Charlotte, North Carolina, known as Latina 102.3 y 107.5. It is owned by Norsan Media and broadcasts a Spanish tropical radio format. Programming is trimulcast on WGSP-FM 102.3 MHz and FM translator W298CF at 107.5 MHz.

By day, WGSP is powered at 5,000 watts non-directional. But to protect other stations on 1310 AM, it greatly reduces power at night to 240 watts and switches to a directional antenna. The radio studios are on East Independence Boulevard in Charlotte. The transmitter is off Bellaire Drive, near West Brookshire Freeway (North Carolina Highway 16) in Charlotte.[2]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WGSP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WGSP