WSGE

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WSGE operates at 91.7 FM and is a non-commercial, public radio station owned and managed by Gaston College, in Dallas, North Carolina. The station's studio is located in the Craig Arts & Sciences building. Its signal covers 26 North and South Carolina counties with a potential listenership of 1.3 million residents.

[edit] History

WSGE signed on the air in October 1980 with an effective radiated power of 3,000 watts.

In January 2005, the college approved a lease with Clear Channel Communications for space on their nearby tall tower. The transmitting antenna is now at a height of 806 feet versus the previous just under 200 feet height on the former tower.

With approval from the Federal Communications Commission, on June 27, 2005, WSGE increased its power to 6,000 watts.[1]

On September 26, 2006, the FCC granted permission to WSGE to increase its power again to 7,500 watts.