WGCM-FM

{{Infobox radio station

| name = WGCM-FM

| logo = 150px

| city = Gulfport, Mississippi

| area = Biloxi–Gulfport, Mississippi

| branding = Coast 102

| frequency = 102.3 MHz

| airdate = {{start date and age|1969|11|14}}

| format = Classic hits

| languages = English

| erp = 50,000 watts

| haat = 120 meters

| class = C2

| licensing_authority = FCC

| facility_id = 19070

| callsign_meaning = Gulf Coast Mississippi

| former_callsigns =

| sister_stations = WGCM, WROA, WRPM, WZKX, WZNF

| owner = Lisa Stiglets and Elizabeth McQueen

| licensee = JLE, Incorporated

| webcast = {{listen live|http://www.coast102.com}}

| website = [http://www.coast102.com coast102.com]

}}

WGCM-FM (102.3 FM, "Coast 102"), is a classic hits formatted radio station based in Gulfport–Biloxi, Mississippi, United States. The station is owned by Lisa Stiglets and Elizabeth McQueen, through licensee JLE, Incorporated.

Signal

WGCM-FM's 384-foot tower with a 50,000 watt signal can reach east to Pascagoula, Mississippi, west to Slidell, Louisiana, and north to Wiggins, Mississippi. The transmitter tower is located on the Pass Christian and Long Beach, Mississippi, city limits line.

History

WGCM-FM started September 14, 1969. WGCM-FM had a country format in the early-to-mid-1980s. After the country format, WGCM-FM became a rock station using the moniker "TK 102". In 1989, WGCM-FM became "Coast 102", playing 1950s-1970s' oldies, and eventually "Greatest Hits of All Time" (1960s-1980s pop), its current format.

External links

[http://www.coast102.com Coast 102 WGCM-FM official website]
{{FM station data|19070|WGCM-FM}}

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GCM

Category:Classic hits radio stations in the United States

Category:Gulfport, Mississippi

Category:1969 establishments in Mississippi

Category:Radio stations established in 1969