WGGG

WGGG
City Gainesville, Florida
Broadcast area Gainesville-Ocala, Florida
Branding NBC Sports Radio
Frequency 1230 kHz
First air date 1948
Format Sports
Power 1,000 watts
Class C
Facility ID 72101
Affiliations NBC Sports Radio
Owner Florida Sportstalk
Webcast Listen Live
Website floridasportstalk.fm

WGGG is a commercial radio station in Gainesville, Florida, broadcasting to the Gainesville-Ocala, Florida area on 1230 AM. WGGG is the NBC Sports Radio affiliate for Gainesville; additionally, it broadcasts local content provided by Ocala station WMOP, owned by the same company and co-marketed together with WGGG as "Florida Sports Talk". They were originally a popular music station with their offices, studios, transmitter, and antenna-tower located at 1230 Waldo Rd., northeast of downtown Gainesville.

History

WGGG began broadcasting in February 1948 on 1230 kHz with 250 W power. The station was owned by Alachua County Broadcasting Company.[1]

References

  1. "WGGG, Gainesville, Fla., Is Launched On 1230 kc" (PDF). Broadcasting. March 8, 1948. Retrieved 9 November 2014.

Coordinates: 29°40′56″N 82°24′48″W / 29.68222°N 82.41333°W / 29.68222; -82.41333


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