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Radio station in Lake City, Florida
WGRO
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Broadcast area
Frequency960 kHz
Branding99.7 The Zone
Programming
FormatDefunct (was Classic rock)
Ownership
Owner
  • Fred Dockins
  • (Dockins Broadcast Group, LLC)
History
First air dateNovember 14, 1958 (1958-11-14)
Last air dateFebruary 7, 2024 (2024-02-07)
Technical information
Licensing authorityFCC
Facility ID72125
ClassB
Power
  • 500 watts day
  • 1,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates30°11′47.00″N 82°40′48.00″W / 30.1963889°N 82.6800000°W / 30.1963889; -82.6800000
Translator(s)99.7 W259CU (Lake City)
Links
Public license information

WGRO (960 AM) was a radio station that primarily served the Lake City, Florida, area, owned by Fred Dockins, through licensee Dockins Broadcast Group, LLC.

Dockins surrendered WGRO's license for cancellation on February 7, 2024. It was reinstated on February 16, 2024. The Federal Communications Commission cancelled the station’s license on June 17, 2024.

FM translator

WGRO simulcasted its programming on an FM translator, which provided improved coverage, better sound and afforded listeners the choice of FM.

Broadcast translator for WGRO
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class FCC info
W259CU 99.7 FM Lake City, Florida 146781 250 D LMS

The W259CU license was cancelled concurrently with the WGRO license.

References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for WGRO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. Shainis, Aaron P. (February 7, 2024). "Re: WGRO(AM) … W259CU …" (PDF). Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  3. "License Cancelled". Federal Communications Commission Licensing and Management System. June 17, 2024. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  4. "License Cancelled". Federal Communications Commission Licensing and Management System. June 17, 2024. Retrieved June 17, 2024.

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Radio stations in Lake City, Florida (Columbia County)
By AM frequency
By FM frequency
By call sign
Defunct
Radio stations in North Central Florida
Gainesville/Ocala
Lake City
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Brunswick
Jacksonville
Tallahassee
Valdosta
Waycross
See also
List of radio stations in Florida
Classic rock radio stations in the state of Florida
By frequency
By callsign
By city
See also
adult contemporary
classic hits
college
country
news/talk
NPR
oldies
religious
rock
sports
top 40
urban
other radio stations in Florida
See also
active rock
classic rock
mainstream rock
modern rock
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