WGLS-FM

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WGLS-FM
Broadcast area Philadelphia, PA/Glassboro, NJ
Branding "Rowan Radio"
Slogan "The Music That Matters"
Frequency 89.7 (MHz)
First air date 1964
Format College Radio
ERP 750 watts
HAAT 149 meters
Class A
Callsign meaning W GLassboro State College
Owner Rowan University
Website http://wgls.rowan.edu

WGLS-FM, known as Rowan Radio, is a college radio station licensed to Rowan University that broadcasts on 89.7MHz. The studios are located in the College of Communication on the campus of Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey. WGLS-FM is Gloucester County's only FM radio station.

WGLS's programming features a variety of music, sports, cultural, educational programs focuused towards the interest of the Rowan University and South Jersey communities.

The call letters for WGLS hearken back to the former name of the institution: W GLassboro State College.

The station has won numerous local and national awards, including being named "College Station of the Year" by the National Association of College Broadcasters in 1997.[1][2]


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  1. ^ "Rowan radio earns awards", Gloucester County Times, May 31, 2008. Retrieved on 2008-06-08. 
  2. ^ "They're No. 1", The Philadelphia Inquirer, January 2, 1997. Retrieved on 2008-06-08. 

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