Broadcast area | Charlotte metropolitan area |
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Frequency | 91.7 MHz |
Branding | WSGE 91.7 |
Programming | |
Format | Album Adult Alternative |
Affiliations | NPR |
Ownership | |
Owner | Gaston College |
History | |
First air date | October 1980 |
Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Class | C2 |
ERP | 7,500 watts |
HAAT | 260 meters (853 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°24′26″N 81°07′48″W / 35.40722°N 81.13000°W |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Live Stream |
Website | www |
WSGE (91.7 MHz) is a non-commercial, public radio station in Dallas, North Carolina, and serving the Charlotte metropolitan area. It is owned by Gaston College and run by a staff of professionals, students and volunteers. It has an adult album alternative (AAA) radio format. The station seeks donations from listeners and local business, holding periodic on-air fundraisers. The radio studios and offices are in the Craig Arts & Sciences Building.
WSGE has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 7,500 watts.[1] Its transmitter is off Hipp Road in Alexis, North Carolina, near North Carolina Highway 27.[2] The signal covers 26 North and South Carolina counties with a population of 1.3 million residents.