WGUN

Infobox Radio Station
name = WGUN


city = Atlanta, Georgia
area = Atlanta metropolitan area
branding =
slogan = "Power and Praise"
airdate = 1947
frequency = 1010 kHz (analog)
format = Christian / brokered time
power = 50,000 Watts daytime,
78 Watts nightime
coordinates = coord|33.698605|N|84.289421|W|type:landmark
class = D
sister_stations =
owner = WGUN, Inc.
former_callsigns = WEAS
webcast = [http://live.wgunradio.com:8000/live.m3u WGUN Live Stream]
website = [http://www.wgunradio.com/ WGUN Website] |

WGUN is an Atlanta area AM broadcasting station (licensed to Atlanta, Georgia) that broadcasts Christian and brokered time programming. It broadcasts at a frequency of 1010 kHz with 50,000 Watts of power during the daytime and 78 Watts during nighttime hours using a non-directional antenna. WGUN is classified as a Class-D AM broadcast station according to the Federal Communications Commission.

History

The station originally signed on with the call sign WEAS in 1947 when the station was originally licensed to Decatur, Georgia [ [http://www.radio-info.com/smf/index.php/topic,74271.10.html Some Savannah/Lowcountry Station history? ] ] . The station's original founder and owner was Eurith Dickenson ("Dee") Rivers, Jr., the son of former Georgia governor E.D. "Ed" Rivers, Sr. [ [http://www.radio-info.com/smf/index.php/topic,74271.10.html Some Savannah/Lowcountry Station history? ] ] The WEAS call-sign stood from (E)mory University & (A)gnes (S)cott College, both located in Decatur, Georgia. [ [http://www.radio-info.com/smf/index.php/topic,74271.10.html Some Savannah/Lowcountry Station history? ] ] The program format found on WEAS grew into a combination hillbilly (country/western) and white gospel/preaching format [ [http://www.radio-info.com/smf/index.php/topic,74271.10.html Some Savannah/Lowcountry Station history? ] ] . In 1963, the station changed to its current call sign of WGUN [ [http://users.ece.gatech.edu/~mleach/radio/am.html Atlanta Area AM Radio Stations ] ] and a country music format with the station adopting "the big GUN" slogan [ [http://www.radio-info.com/smf/index.php/topic,74271.10.html Some Savannah/Lowcountry Station history? ] ] . The WEAS call signs were eventually moved to an AM station in Savannah, Georgia at 900 kHz. WGUN had a News/Talk radio format in the early 1990s [ [http://users.ece.gatech.edu/~mleach/radio/am.html Atlanta Area AM Radio Stations ] ] before going to the current Christian/brokered time radio format.

References

External links

*AMQ|WGUN
*AML|WGUN
* [http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WGUN&service=AM&status=L&hours=D WGUN Daytime Signal Coverage Map according to Radio-Locator.com]
* [http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WGUN&service=AM&status=L&hours=N WGUN Nighttime Signal Coverage Map according to Radio-Locator.com]