WGPC
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = DWGPC
| logo = File:WGPC 1450TheFan logo.png
| city = Albany, Georgia
| area = Albany, Georgia
| branding = 1450 The Fan
| airdate = {{start date and age|1932}}
| last_airdate = {{end date and age|2017|1|2}}
| frequency = 1450 kHz
| format = Defunct, was Sports
| power = 1,000 watts
| class = C
| facility_id = 830
| coordinates = {{coord|31|34|55|N|84|11|58|W|type:landmark_region:US-GA|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = WENC (1932–1934)
| former_frequencies = 1420 kHz (1932–1941)
| affiliations = CBS Sports Radio
The Weather Channel
| owner = Cumulus Media
| licensee = Cumulus Licensing LLC
| sister_stations = WALG, WNOU, WJAD, WKAK, WQVE
| webcast =
| website =
}}
WGPC (branded as 1450 The Fan) was a radio station serving Albany, Georgia, United States and surrounding cities with sports radio programming from CBS Sports Radio. This station broadcast on AM frequency 1450 kHz and was under ownership of Cumulus Media.
The station was first licensed in 1932 as WENC on 1420 kHz, operating from Americus.{{cite web|title=WGPC FCC history cards|url=https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=59348|website=CDBS Public Access|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|access-date=March 22, 2017|format=PDF}} In 1934, the station moved to Albany and changed its call letters to WGPC, becoming the first station in the city.{{cite news|last1=Miller|first1=Dave|title=Albany's first radio tower wrecked by storm winds|url=http://www.walb.com/story/34234877/albanys-first-radio-tower-wrecked-by-storm-winds|access-date=March 22, 2017|work=WALB.com|date=January 11, 2017|language=en}} In 1941, the North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement moved the station to 1450.
WGPC went dark after its tower, which had been used since 1940, was cut in half during a storm on January 2, 2017. On March 22, 2017, Cumulus told WALB that the WGPC license had been surrendered to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC);{{cite news|last1=Miller|first1=Dave|title=Albany's first radio station gone-- for good|url=http://www.walb.com/story/34971131/albanys-first-radio-station-gone-for-good|access-date=March 22, 2017|work=WALB.com|date=March 22, 2017|language=en}} the FCC canceled the license on March 24, 2017.{{cite web|title=Station Search Details (DWGPC)|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/sta_det.pl?Facility_id=830|website=CDBS Public Access|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|access-date=March 24, 2017}}
References
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External links
- [https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=830 Facility details for Facility ID 830 (WGPC)] in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{Cite web|url= https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=59348 |title= History Cards for WGPC|publisher=Federal Communications Commission}} (Guide to reading History Cards) (covering 1931-1979 as WENC / WGPC)
{{Albany GA Radio}}
{{Sports Radio Stations in Georgia|state=collapsed}}
{{Cumulus Media}}
Category:Radio stations established in 1932
Category:1932 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
Category:Radio stations disestablished in 2017
Category:2017 disestablishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
Category:Defunct radio stations in the United States
Category:Cumulus Media radio stations
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