WGRI

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WGRI
City of license Cincinnati, Ohio
Branding Inspiration 1050
Frequency 1050 kHz
First air date 1947 (as WZIP)
Format Urban Gospel
Power 1,000 watts day
279 watts night
Class B
Facility ID 25525
Transmitter coordinates 39°4′50.00″N 84°31′18.00″W / 39.0805556°N 84.5216667°W / 39.0805556; -84.5216667
Former callsigns WZIP (1947-1981)
WTSJ (1981-2006)
WCVX (2006-2013)
Owner Christian Broadcasting System, Ltd.
Sister stations WCVX
Website inspiration1050.com

WGRI (1050 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an Urban Gospel format. Licensed to Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, the station is currently owned by Christian Broadcasting System, Ltd.[1]

History

The station went on the air as WZIP on October 5, 1947. It then switched the callsign to WTSJ on April 8, 1981. On February 11, 2006, the station changed its call sign to WCVX and adopted the Victory 1050 slogan.[2]

The WCVX call letters and Christian radio format moved to 1160 AM on February 1, 2013. At that time, 1050 AM flipped to an Urban Gospel format, and changed their call letters to WGRI.

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