WGAI

Infobox Radio station
name = WGAI


city = Elizabeth City, North Carolina
area = Elizabeth City
Outer Banks
branding = "NewsRadio 560"
slogan =
airdate = 1947
frequency = 560 kHz
format = News/Talk/Sports
power = 1,000 Watts daytime
500 Watts nighttime
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class = B
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coordinates = coord|36|20|16.0|N|76|14|49.0|W|type:landmark
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owner = Max Media of North Carolina
licensee = Max Radio of the Carolinas Licenses, LLC
sister_stations = WCMS-FM, WCXL, WQDK
webcast = [http://wgai.dyn.ee:8000/listen.pls WGAI Webstream]
website = [http://www.newsradio560.com/ WGAI Online]
affiliations = East Carolina University Sports

WGAI is a News/Talk/Sports formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Elizabeth City, North Carolina, serving Elizabeth City and the Outer Banks. WGAI is owned and operated by Max Media of North Carolina.

History

WGAI went through many "musical" format with Top 40 in the 1960s and early 70s, Adult Contemporary in the late 70s, Country in the mid-80s, and Adult Comtemporary again in the late 80s.

Joy Smith, daughter of famous DJ Bob "Wolfman Jack" Smith, was briefly an afternoon DJ at WGAI in 1989 as "Joy Jack".

WGAI would drop music altogether in the 1994 when it began it's current News/Talk/Sports format.

Programming

The station broadcasts syndicated programming from Doug Stephan, Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Dr. Laura Schlessinger, Michael Savage, Phil Hendrie and George Noory.

External links

* [http://www.newsradio560.com/ NewsRadio 560 Online]
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