WSGE

Infobox Radio station
name = WSGE


city = Dallas, North Carolina
area = Charlotte
branding =
slogan = Your Eclectic Music Station
airdate = October 1980
frequency = 91.7 MHz
format = Album Adult Alternative
power = 7500 Watts
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class = C2
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coordinates = coord|35|24|26|N|81|07|48|W
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owner = Gaston College
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website = [http://www.wsge.org/index.htm wsge.org]
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WSGE operates at 91.7 FM and is a non-commercial, public radio station owned and managed by Gaston College, in Dallas, North Carolina. The station's studio is located in the Craig Arts & Sciences building. Its signal covers 26 North and South Carolina counties with a population of 1.3 million residents.

History

WSGE signed on the air in October 1980 with an effective radiated power of 3,000 watts. In January 2005, the college approved a lease with Clear Channel Communications for space on their nearby tall tower. The transmitting antenna is now at a height of 806 feet versus the previous just under 200 feet height on the former tower. With approval from the Federal Communications Commission, on June 27, 2005, the station increased its power to 6,000 watts. [http://www.lincolntribune.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=1457] On September 26, 2006, the FCC granted permission to WSGE to increase its power again to 7,500 watts.

Programming

WSGE identifies itself as "Your Eclectic Music Station." Its programming is mostly Adult Album Alternative [AAA] formatted music with special emphasis on local, independent musicians and live in-studio performances. Other programing reflects a diversity of styles represented on various "theme" programs. Classic rock is featured every Saturday night, while other hours are filled with such styles as beach music, singer-songwriter, folk, alt-country, and swing.