WGCM-FM

Coordinates: 30°20′46″N 89°11′46″W / 30.346°N 89.196°W / 30.346; -89.196
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WGCM-FM
Broadcast areaBiloxiGulfport, Mississippi
Frequency102.3 MHz
BrandingCoast 102
Programming
FormatClassic hits
Ownership
Owner
  • Lisa Stiglets and Elizabeth McQueen
  • (JLE, Incorporated)
WGCM, WROA, WRPM, WZKX, WZNF
History
First air date
November 14, 1969; 54 years ago (1969-11-14)
Call sign meaning
Gulf Coast Mississippi
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID19070
ClassC2
ERP50,000 watts
HAAT120 meters
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitecoast102.com

WGCM-FM (102.3 FM, "Coast 102"), is a classic hits formatted radio station based in GulfportBiloxi, Mississippi. The station is owned by Lisa Stiglets and Elizabeth McQueen, through licensee JLE, Incorporated.

Signal[edit]

WGCM-FM's 384-foot tower with a 50,000 watt signal can reach east to Pascagoula, Mississippi, west to Slidell, Louisiana, and north to Wiggins, Mississippi. The transmitter tower is located on the Pass Christian and Long Beach, Mississippi, city limits line.

History[edit]

WGCM-FM started September 14, 1969. WGCM-FM had a country format in the early-to-mid-1980s. After the country format, WGCM-FM became a rock station using the moniker "TK 102". In 1989, WGCM-FM became "Coast 102", playing 1950s-1970s' oldies, and eventually "Greatest Hits of All Time" (1960s-1980s pop), its current format.

External links[edit]

30°20′46″N 89°11′46″W / 30.346°N 89.196°W / 30.346; -89.196


  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WGCM-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.