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.
References
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External links
{{AM station data|72057|WFGN}}
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{{Daytime-only radio stations in South Carolina}}
Category:Radio stations established in 1948
Category:1948 establishments in South Carolina
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