WGRT

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WGRT
City of license	Port Huron, Michigan
Broadcast area	[1]
Branding	Your Great Music Station
Slogan	Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
First air date	October 18, 1991
Frequency	102.3 MHz
Format	Adult Contemporary
Power	3,000 watts
Class	A
Callsign meaning	Your Great Music Station
Owner	Port Huron Family Radio
Website	http://www.wgrt.com/

WGRT is an adult contemporary radio station in Port Huron, Michigan. It is owned by Port Huron Family Radio and broadcasts with a power of 3,000 watts. WGRT signed on in October of 1991. The station airs a satellite-delivered AC format ("Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites") from ABC Radio.

[edit] History

The groundwork for WGRT was actually first laid in 1980, but a lengthy set of competitive hearings from other broadcasters looking to gain a foothold in the coveted Detroit radio market pushed the actual sign-on date to October of 1991.

WGRT is the lone station in St. Clair County, Michigan that is still locally-owned and operated, and is a standalone operation. Amazingly, WGRT's studio lacks any modern broadcasting equipment. Their studio consists of a simple mixer board, satellite receiver, and a personal computer. Newscasts are recorded directly into the PC with an inexpensive computer microphone (which, unfortunately, highly compromises the on-air sound quality) by a member of the office staff. The PC completely automates the station, making a studio engineer unnecessary.

[edit] Sources

• Michiguide.com - WGRT History

[edit] External links

• Query the FCC's FM station database for WGRT