WGSP-FM
{{short description|Radio station in Pageland, South Carolina (Charlotte, North Carolina)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = WGSP-FM
| logo =
| city = Pageland, South Carolina
| area = Charlotte, North Carolina
| branding = Kaliente 102.3 y 107.5
| airdate = {{start date and age|1975}}
| frequency = 102.3 MHz
| repeater = 1310 WGSP (Charlotte)
| erp = 2,550 watts
| haat = 156 meters (512 feet)
| class = A
| facility_id = 57452
| coordinates =
| callsign_meaning = Greenville-SPartanburg or Great Sounds of the Past, which was taken from sister station WGSP
| former_callsigns = WCPL-FM (1975–1989)
WMAP-FM (1989–1999)
WRML (1999–2007)
| affiliations =
| owner = Norsan Media
| licensee = Norsan Media Group of South Carolina, LLC
| sister_stations = WGSP (AM), WXNC WOLS, WNOW
| webcast = {{listenlive|http://rock.norsanmedia.com/wgsp}}
| website = {{URL|kalienteclt.com}}
| licensing_authority = FCC
}}
WGSP-FM (102.3 MHz) is a radio station licensed to the community of Pageland, South Carolina, and serving the greater Charlotte metropolitan area. The station is owned by Norsan Media.{{cite web |work=Arbitron |url=http://www.arbitron.com/ |title=Station Information Profile}} It airs a Spanish tropical music format.{{cite news |first=Mark |last=Washburn |title=106.1 FM Will Shift to All-Spanish|work= The Charlotte Observer |date=2008-11-20}}
History
WCPL-FM was located in Pageland, South Carolina. In 1989, the station became WMAP-FM and began airing the same programming as WMAP in Monroe, North Carolina.{{cite news |first=Gene |last=Stowe |title=Monroe's WMAP Radio Picks Up S.C. Station |work=The Charlotte Observer |date=1989-06-24}} After WMAP went off the air,{{cite news |first=Steve |last=Lyttle |title=New Radio Station Will Slip Into Old Spot on the Dial |work=The Charlotte Observer |date=1997-03-21}} the FM, later known as WRML, played Southern gospel music. In 2006, Norsan took over the station and made plans to move the transmitter closer to the metropolitan area.{{cite news |first=Franco |last=Ordoñez |title=City's Top Spanish-Language Radio Station Leaping to FM - WGSP-AM Will Begin Simulcasting Today on WRML 102.3 |work=The Charlotte Observer |date=2006-03-01}} The programming was also aired on WXNC, at 1060 AM and WGSP, at 1310 AM.{{cite news |first=Mark |last=Washburn |title=New Radio Station Is on the Air |work= The Charlotte Observer |date=2007-09-25}}
Charlotte listeners began receiving the stronger signal in September 2007.
The station was assigned the WGSP-FM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on September 26, 2007.{{cite web |title=Call Sign History |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=57452 |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database}}
On January 1, 2009, "La Raza" began airing on WOLS, which Norsan Media began leasing, and WGSP-FM simulcast WOLS for a short time before a switch to tropical music / Latin pop format.
File:Latina 102.3 FM.png simulcast]]
Starting in 2013, WGSP-FM was called "Latina 102.3".{{cite news |first=Mark |last=Washburn |title=Media firm plans Spanish TV in Charlotte |work= The Charlotte Observer |date=2013-02-02}}
On May 29, 2025, WGSP-FM and WGSP rebranded as "Kaliente 102.3 & 107.5".
References
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External links
- {{FM station data|57452|WGSP-FM}}
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{{Charlotte Radio}}
{{Spanish Radio Stations in South Carolina}}
Category:Tropical music radio stations
Category:Radio stations established in 1978
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