WFGN

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{{Infobox radio station

| name = WFGN

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| city = Gaffney, South Carolina

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| airdate = March 8, 1948

| frequency = 1180 kHz

| format = Religious

| power = 2,500 watts day

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| class = D

| facility_id = 72057

| coordinates = {{coord|35|2|59.00|N|81|38|42.00|W|region:US-SC_type:landmark}}

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| owner = Hope Broadcasting, Inc.

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| licensing_authority= FCC

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WFGN (1180 AM) is a radio station broadcasting religious content. Licensed to Gaffney, South Carolina, United States, the station is owned by Hope Broadcasting, Inc.{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=WFGN |title=WFGN Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }}

History

The station went on the air March 8, 1948,{{cite news|title=Staff of New WFGN Headed by Liverance|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1948/1948-05-03-BC.pdf|accessdate=1 December 2014|agency=Broadcasting|date=May 3, 1948}} as WFGN{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=72057&Callsign=WFGN |title=WFGN Call Sign History |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }} broadcasting on 1570 kHz with 250 W power (daytime). The licensee was Cherokee Radio Company Incorporated.

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