WGTR

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WGTR
City of license	Bucksport, South Carolina
Broadcast area	Myrtle Beach
Branding	Gator 107.9
Slogan	#1 For New Country
Frequency	107.9 MHz
First air date	January 19, 1993
Format	Country music
ERP	20,000 watts
HAAT	239 meters
Class	C2
Facility ID	3118
Transmitter coordinates	33°35′45.00″N 79°3′11.00″W / 33.5958333°N 79.0530556°W / 33.5958333; -79.0530556
Callsign meaning	W GaToR
Owner	Qantum of Myrtle Beach License Company, LLC (Qantum of Myrtle Beach License Company, LLC)
Sister stations	WWXM, WYNA, WRXZ
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	gator1079.com

WGTR is a country music radio station owned by the Qantum Communications Company licensed to Bucksport, South Carolina and serves the Myrtle Beach area. The Qantum of Myrtle Beach outlet is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to broadcast at 107.9 MHz with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 20,000 watts. The station goes by the name The Gator and its current slogan is "#1 For New Country, Gator 107.9".

History

The station went on the air as WGTR on January 19, 1993 with its country music format.^[1]

In a deal announced in February 1997, Root Communications Ltd. announced plans to buy eight radio stations owned by Florence, South Carolina-based Atlantic Broadcasting, including WGTR.^[2] Qantum Communications Inc. purchased Myrtle Beach's Root Communications Group LP stations in 2003.^[3]

In Fall 2013, two-time Country Music Association award winner Jeff Roper became morning host and program director. Adam Dellinger, the show producer, worked with Roper in Greensboro, North Carolina and San Antonio, Texas.^[4]

References

↑ "WGTR Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
↑ Hager-Van Dyke, Charlene (February 20, 1997). "Root Communications Eyes 8 Radio Stations In Carolinas". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved November 1, 2011.
↑ "Changing Hands". Broadcasting & Cable. March 16, 2003. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
↑ Steve Palisin, "Myrtle Beach area radio stations add holiday tunes to the lineup," The Sun News, November 19, 2013.

External links

Official website

Query the FCC's FM station database for WGTR

Radio-Locator information on WGTR

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WGTR

v t e Radio stations in the Myrtle Beach, South Carolina market

By AM frequency	900 1050 1200 1330 1450

By FM frequency	88.3 88.9 90.1 90.9 92.1 93.7 93.9 94.5 94.9 96.1 97.3 97.7 98.5 99.5 100.3 101.9 103.1 104.1 104.5 104.9 105.9 106.5 107.1 107.9

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.400 162.500 162.550

Internet radio stations	WDSP-DB

By callsign	KEC95 KHB31 W242AJ W270BZ W283AY WDAI WDSP-DB WEZV WYAV WGTR WHMC-FM WHSC WJXY WKXB WKVC WKZQ-FM WLGI WLFF WMIR WMBJ WMYB WNG628 WNMB WPJS WRNN WRNN-FM WRXZ WSEA WSYN WVCO WWXM WXJY WYEZ WYNA

South Carolina radio markets Charleston Columbia Florence Greenville-Spartanburg Myrtle Beach Rock Hill Other South Carolina radio regions Hilton Head See also List of radio stations in South Carolina

v t e Country Radio Stations in the state of South Carolina

Stations:	WAGS - Bishopville WALI - Walterboro WBCU - Union WCKN - Moncks Corner WCOS-FM - Columbia WDOG-FM - Allendale WEGX - Dillon WESC-FM - Greenville WEZL - Charleston WGFG - Branchville WGOG - Walhalla WGTR - Bucksport WHLZ - Marion WIWF - Charleston WJKB - Moncks Corner WKXC-FM - Aiken WLFF - Georgetown WLRE - Elloree WLSC - Loris WRHM - Lancaster WSCZ - Winnsboro WSSL-FM - Gray Court WUBB - Bluffton WVSZ - Chesterfield WWKT-FM - Kingstree WWNQ - Forest Acres WYMB - Manning WZZQ - Gaffney

Defunct	WJDJ - Hartsville

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in South Carolina

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