WGSP-FM

WGSP-FM
Broadcast areaCharlotte, North Carolina
Frequency102.3 MHz
BrandingLatina 102.3 y 107.5
Programming
FormatSpanish tropical
Ownership
Owner
  • Norsan Broadcasting
  • (Norsan Media Group of South Carolina, LLC)
WGSP (AM), WXNC WOLS, WNOW
History
First air date
1975; 49 years ago (1975)
Former call signs
WCPL-FM (1975–1989)
WMAP-FM (1989–1999)
WRML (1999–2007)[1]
Call sign meaning
Greenville-SPartanburg or Great Sounds of the Past, which was taken from sister station WGSP
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID57452
ClassA
ERP2,550 watts
HAAT156 meters (512 feet)
Repeater(s)1310 WGSP (Charlotte)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitecharlotte.latinatumusica.com

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 Broadcasting of Atlanta, Georgia.[3] It airs a Spanish tropical music format.[4]

History

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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.[5] After WMAP went off the air,[6] 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.[7] The programming was also aired on WXNC, at 1060 AM and WGSP, at 1310 AM.[8] Charlotte listeners began receiving the stronger signal in September 2007.[8]

The station was assigned the WGSP-FM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on September 26, 2007.[1]

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.[4]

Logo before WGSP simulcast

As of 2013, WGSP-FM was called "Latina 102.3".[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WGSP-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  4. ^ a b Washburn, Mark (2008-11-20). "106.1 FM Will Shift to All-Spanish". The Charlotte Observer.
  5. ^ Stowe, Gene (1989-06-24). "Monroe's WMAP Radio Picks Up S.C. Station". The Charlotte Observer.
  6. ^ Lyttle, Steve (1997-03-21). "New Radio Station Will Slip Into Old Spot on the Dial". The Charlotte Observer.
  7. ^ Ordoñez, Franco (2006-03-01). "City's Top Spanish-Language Radio Station Leaping to FM - WGSP-AM Will Begin Simulcasting Today on WRML 102.3". The Charlotte Observer.
  8. ^ a b Washburn, Mark (2007-09-25). "New Radio Station Is on the Air". The Charlotte Observer.
  9. ^ Washburn, Mark (2013-02-02). "Media firm plans Spanish TV in Charlotte". The Charlotte Observer.
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