WGAP
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WGAP
| logo =
| city = Maryville, Tennessee
| area = Knoxville metropolitan area
| branding = Fun 105.9
| frequency = 1400 kHz
| translator = {{Radio Relay|105.9|W290DJ|Maryville}}
| airdate = {{Start date and age|1947|8|13}}
| format = Classic hits
| power = 1,000 watts
| class = C
| facility_id = 72087
| coordinates = {{coord|35|45|41|N|83|58|57|W|region:US-TN_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns =
| affiliations = United Stations Radio Networks
| owner = Loud Media LLC
| licensee =
| sister_stations = WATO, WTLT, WKVL, WKCE, WVLZ
| webcast = {{listenlive|https://www.fun1059.com/player/}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.fun1059.com/}}
| licensing_authority = FCC
}}
WGAP (1400 AM, "Fun 105.9") is a commercial radio station licensed to Maryville, Tennessee, and serving the Knoxville metropolitan area. It broadcasts a classic hits format, switching to Christmas music for much of November and December.{{cite web |url=http://www.arbitron.com |date=Winter 2010 |title=Station Information Profile |publisher=Arbitron |access-date=March 24, 2010}} WGAP is owned by Loud Media LLC, with studios in the Sunsphere tower on Clinch Avenue in Knoxville.{{cite web |url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=WGAP |title=WGAP Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division |access-date=March 24, 2010}}
WGAP is powered at 1,000 watts, using a non-directional antenna. Programming is also heard on FM translator W290DJ at 105.9 MHz in Maryville.
History
The station signed on the air on {{Start date and age|1947|8|13}}.[https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1950/RADIO%20&%20TV%20ALL%20YB%201950%20B&W-11.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 1950 page 278. Retrieved Dec. 3, 2024.] It has always used the call sign WGAP. It was owned by Blount Broadcasting with studios and offices in the Gateway National Bank. The power was only 250 watts.
On April 15, 2022, the Blount Broadcasting Corporation announced that it had come to an agreement to sell WGAP, its sister station WKVL (850 AM), and two translators to Loud Media.{{cite web |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/223737/loud-media-expands-in-knoxville/ |title=Loud Media Expands In Knoxville |work=Radio Insight |date=April 15, 2022 |access-date=April 15, 2022}} The sale was consummated on August 17, 2022. On August 22, 2022, WGAP changed its format from classic country to variety hits, branded as "Random Music Radio", simulcasting WKVL.[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/238803/wgap-wkvl-go-random/ WGAP/WKVL Go Random] Radioinsight - August 22, 2022
On September 20, 2023, WGAP switched from variety hits to classic hits. It uses the dial position of its FM translator, calling itself "Fun 105.9".[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/259042/loud-media-begins-knoxville-revamp-with-fun-105-9-launch/ Loud Media Begins Knoxville Revamp With Fun 105.9 Launch] Radioinsight - August 22, 2022
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://www.fun1059.com}}
{{AM station data|72087|WGAP}}
- {{FCC-LMS-Facility|200983|W290DJ}}
- {{FXL|W290DJ}}
{{Knoxville Radio}}
Category:Radio stations established in 1947
Category:1947 establishments in Tennessee
Category:Classic hits radio stations in the United States
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