- WGCO
Infobox Radio Station
name = WGCO
airdate = 1989
frequency = 98.3 MHz
city =Midway, Georgia
area =Savannah, Georgia
(rimshots toBrunswick, Georgia )
format =Oldies
owner = Adventure Radio (Triad Broadcasting )
erp = 100,000Watt s
branding = "Big 98"
slogan =
class = C1
website = [http://www.big983.com Big 98.3]
callsign_meaning = Georgia Coast; former name of the station|WGCO-FM is a
radio station known as "Big 98" targeted towards Savannah and Brunswick, Georgia. The station began operation as a Savannah station in 1989. From 2005-2007, the station was an affiliate of theJACK FM adult hits format. OnMarch 16 ,2007 , the station dropped the JACK FM format and returned to the Oldies 98.3 format. Previous station identities and formats have included "98.3 JACK FM" and Oldies as "Oldies 98.3" and "98.3 COOL FM". OnSeptember 24 ,2007 , WGCO flipped to a revisedOldies format playing songs from 1964-1969 and the 1970s.History
The station signed on as a class A gospel station licensed to Jesup called WSOJ. In 1982, the station flipped (along with many others) to an audio simulcast of the new
CNN Headline News . Shortly thereafter, the station went off the air. Gospel returned to the station in 1984, then country WAJS "The Great 98" a year later. Within a few months, the station became AC WZKS "Kiss FM". In 1989, the station's tower was moved to Glynn County and began broadcasting oldies as "Oldies 98.3"ee also
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*FML|WGCO
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