- WCGR
Infobox Radio station
name = WCGR
city = Canandaigua,New York
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frequency = 1550kHz
104.5mHz (W283BF translator)
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format =Oldies
power = 250watt s day
200watts fulltime (W283BF translator)
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class = D
facility_id = 8504
coordinates = coord|42|52|52.00|N|77|15|2.00|W|region:US_type:city
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former_callsigns =WLKA
owner = Canandaigua Broadcasting, Inc.
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affiliations =ABC Radio Dial Global New York Giants Radio Network WCGR (1550 AM) is a
radio station broadcasting anoldies format.Licensed to
Canandaigua, New York , USA, the station is currently owned by Canandaigua Broadcasting, Inc. and features programming fromABC Radio andDial Global . [ cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WCGR |title=WCGR Facility Record |work=United StatesFederal Communications Commission , audio division ]History
The station went on the air as WLKA on
1997-06-15 . on1998-10-05 , the station changed its call sign to the current WCGR. [ cite web|url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=8504&Callsign=WCGR |title=WCGR Call Sign History |work=United StatesFederal Communications Commission , audio division ]In 2008, WCGR added a simulcast on FM translator
W283BF (104.5 mHz), allowing it to broadcast 24 hours a day on the FM band.On July 23rd, 2008, WCGR was forced to change the format of both AM 1550 and 104.5 FM from news/talk, as part of co-owned Finger Lakes News Radio, to oldies music.
WCGR management cites clearance issues involving the talk shows that were carried on WCGR via its affiliation with Finger Lakes News Radio, and says competitor
WHAM in Rochester would no longer allow WCGR to carry the affected programs as a 24 hour station. [http://blogs.fingerlakesdailynews.com/fingerlakesnewsradio/what-s-up-with-wcgr/]On both AM and FM, the WCGR programming continues to include local news and sports programming from Finger Lakes News Radio.
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External links
*AMQ|WCGR
*AML|WCGR
*AMARB|WCGR
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