WGZS

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WGZS
City of license Cloquet, Minnesota
Broadcast area Northeastern Minnesota
Branding "89.1 WGZS"
Frequency 89.1 (MHz)
First air date 2011
Format Community radio
ERP 50,000 watts
HAAT 135 meters
Class C2
Callsign meaning Giizis ("Moon" in the Anishinaabe language
Owner Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe
Website www.wgzs89.net

WGZS is a non-commercial FM radio station operating on 89.1 MHz from a transmitter on the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation in rural St. Louis County north of Cloquet.[1] The station's coverage range includes portions of Aitkin, Carlton, Douglas and St. Louis counties, including all of Cloquet and large portions of Duluth and Superior.[2] The station currently operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with a mix of mainstream American and Native American music, as well as regional and American Indian-oriented programming and local weather, events, and school closings.

The station is staffed by Pam Belgarde and Dan Huculak.

Programs carried by WGZS 89.1

  • Access Minnesota
  • American Indian Living
  • Associated Press Radio News
  • Earth Songs
  • Native America Calling
  • Native Voice One
  • Peace Talks Radio
  • Voices from the Circle

References

  1. WGZS fcc.gov. Accessed January 16, 2013
  2. 60 dBu Service Contour for WGZS, 89.1 MHz, Cloquet, MN fcc.gov. & Google Maps. Accessed January 16, 2013

External links

Coordinates: 46°50′10″N 92°42′07″W / 46.836°N 92.702°W / 46.836; -92.702

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