WGOS
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WGOS
| logo =
| city = High Point, North Carolina
| area = Piedmont Triad
| branding = 1070 AM High Point
| airdate = {{start date and age|1947|6|3}}
| format = Christian radio
| frequency = 1070 kHz
| translator = {{Radio Relay|97.5|W248CW|High Point}}
| language = Spanish
| power = 1,000 watts (day)
| facility_id = 56508
| licensing_authority = FCC
| class = D
| callsign_meaning = "Golden Oldies" (former format)
| former_callsigns =
| owner = Iglesia Nueva Vida
| licensee =
| sister_stations = WDYT, WULR
| webcast =
| website = {{url|http://cadenaradialnuevavida.com/site/wgos-1070-am/}}
| affiliations =
}}
WGOS (1070 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish Christian radio format. Licensed to High Point, North Carolina, it serves the Piedmont Triad area. The station is owned by Iglesia Nueva Vida, a national religious broadcaster.{{cite news|url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/breaking/story/1063470.html|title=WDYT will return to the airwaves in Spanish|first=Mark|last=Washburn|work=The Charlotte Observer|date=November 19, 2009|access-date=November 21, 2009}}{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
WGOS is a daytimer station. By day, it is powered at 1,000 watts, using a non-directional antenna.[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?sr=Y&s=C&call=Wgos&nav=home Radio-Locator.com/WGOS] But because 1070 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A KNX Los Angeles, WGOS must sign off at night to avoid interference. Programming is heard around the clock on 100 watt FM translator W248CW at 97.5 MHz in High Point.[https://radio-locator.com/info/W248CW-FX Radio-Locator.com/W248CW]
History
WHPE 1070 AM began broadcasting June 3, 1947.{{cite news|title=WHPE High Point, N.C. Takes Air on 1070 kc|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1947/1947-06-09-BC.pdf|access-date=September 28, 2014|agency=Broadcasting|date=June 9, 1947}} It and 95.5 FM were originally owned by the High Point Enterprise daily newspaper. The station was religious in the 1960s and then played Top 40.
In 1974, the FM station was purchased by the Bible Broadcasting Network, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, as the network's second station.{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.com/rdurw/fm.html|title=Raleigh-Durham FM Dial|access-date=April 27, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030201081556/http://www.geocities.com/rdurw/fm.html|archive-date=February 1, 2003}} The AM station switched its call sign to WGOS under local ownership, while the FM station continues using the call letters WHPE-FM.
In 1990, WGOS was playing "golden oldies"."Triad Radio," Greensboro News & Record, February 9, 1990. From 1992 until 1995, WGOS was a talk radio station."Radio Listings," Greensboro News & Record, November 27, 1992."Radio Listings," Greensboro News & Record, January 13, 1995. By 1997, the station was airing a mix of gospel music, country music and Spanish language programming."What's on the Radio?", Greensboro News & Record, September 25, 1997.
On February 3, 2003, veteran radio host Dusty Dunn made his debut on WGOS, more than a year after leaving WWBG when it made a format change to Spanish programming. As he did on WWBG, he talked about politics and issues, interviewed local leaders, and took phone calls from listeners. In order to convince station management to hire him, Dunn sold his own advertising.Jamie Kritzer, "Voice of Dusty Dunn to Return to Airwaves," Greensboro News & Record, January 30, 2003. Also in 2003, WGOS moved its studio to Greensboro.Jamie Kritzer, "Reviving South Elm - Don't Say There's Nothing to Do Downtown; New Businesses Keep the Old Hamburger Square Area Hopping Day and Night," Greensboro News & Record, October 10, 2003. Starting in 2006, the show focused primarily on sports, with Jim Modlin as co-host."Morning Sports Log," Greensboro News & Record, May 2, 2006. On May 30, 2008, Dunn retired after 44 years in Greensboro area radio.Jeri Rowe, "Greensboro's Voice Is Signing Off," Greensboro News & Record, May 29, 2008.
Ritchy Broadcasting owned the station prior to its sale to High Point-based religious broadcaster Iglesia Nueva Vida.
References
External links
{{AM station data|56508|WGOS}}
- [https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=81126 FCC History Cards for WGOS]
{{Piedmont Triad radio}}
{{Daytime-only radio stations in North Carolina}}
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