WGMC
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City of license | Rochester, NY |
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Broadcast area | Rochester, NY and the surrounding area |
Branding | Jazz 90.1 |
Slogan | Take Jazz Further |
Frequency | 90.1 MHz |
Format | Jazz, Ethnic |
Callsign meaning | W Greece Media Center |
Owner | Jazz90.1, Inc.; Greece Central School District |
Webcast | www.jazz901.org/listen/ |
Website | www.jazz901.org |
WGMC is a listener-supported station out of Rochester, NY, broadcasting on the 90.1 FM frequency and streaming on the Internet at www.jazz901.org. On air, the station is identified as Jazz 90.1 in reference to its FM frequency. WGMC specializes in all styles of Jazz, but is also an important outlet for music and voices that don't make it onto commercial radio. WGMC's longest-running show is Polka Bandstand. The Lithuanian-language Dainos Aidas; a Turkish-language show; and The Latin Essence, a four-hour program of Latin music (broadcast in Spanish) also find their home on the station's airwaves.
The station also hosts a blues show ("Muskie's Juke Joint") Sunday evenings, a soul jazz program ("The Soul Jazz Spectrum") Friday nights, a program of avant-garde jazz ("Northstar Sounds") Tuesday nights and other specialty shows featuring sub-genres of jazz.
The WGMC studio is located in the Greece Olympia High School media center.
[edit] Disc Jockeys
WGMC's regular DJs and on-air personalities include:
- Al Meilutis
- Andy Heinze
- Bob Golden
- Charles Benoit
- Chuck Ingersoll
- Dave Moskal
- Derrick Lucas
- Devon Murphy
- Ed Trefzger
- Gary O
- Hal Johnson
- Jan-Mikael Erakare
- Javier Rivera - Esencia Latina
- Jenna Weintraub
- Laurylann Romeo
- Mike Yaroschuck
- Otto Bruno
- Paul Conley
- Phil Dodd
- Randy Moredock
- Ray Serafin
- Rick Petrie
- Rip Savage
- Sid O'Connor
- Tabita Torres
- Tom Castronova
- Tracy Henton-Williams
[edit] External Links
Primary Rochester Stations: 88.1 | 88.5 | 89.3 WMHN | 89.7 | 90.1 | 90.5 | 91.5 | 92.5 | 93.3 | 94.1 | 95.1 | 96.5 | 97.9 | 98.9 | 99.7 | 100.5 | 101.3 | 102.3 | 102.7 | 103.9 | 104.9 | 105.9 | 106.7 | 107.3
Suburban Stations: 89.1 | 89.3 WGSU | 103.5 | 107.7