WRGC-FM
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| City of license | Milledgeville, Georgia |
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| Slogan | The Classics and NPR News |
| Frequency | 88.3 MHz |
| First air date | March 31, 2011 |
| Format | Public Radio |
| ERP |
4,800 watts horizontal 4,300 watts vertical |
| HAAT | 117 meters |
| Class | C3 |
| Affiliations | Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB) |
| Owner | Georgia College and State University |
| Website | gcsu.edu/radio |
WRGC, 88.3 FM, is a public radio station licensed to and operated by Georgia College in Milledgeville, Georgia. The station is an affiliate of Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB) and its format includes classical and jazz music, NPR news and locally produced programs.
Coverage area
WRGC's coverage area includes Baldwin and Putnam Counties as well as portions of Hancock, Jasper, Jones, Morgan, and Wilkinson Counties. The station is also simulcast on Milledgeville’s Governmental/Educational access channel, MBC-TV4 on Charter Communications.
History
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a construction permit for WRGC in late November 2008. The station is 4.8 kW effective radiated power, at 117m HAAT, approximately equivalent to the maximum class A facility as defined by the FCC. In 2010, Georgia College received a matching grant for equipment and the university remodeled a facility on its West Campus to house the radio station. The radio station began broadcasting on March 31, 2011.
Callsign
Until late May 2009, the station was originally assigned broadcast callsign WXGC, the same callsign as was previously used from 1979 until February 1997 by WGUR FM 88.9, a student radio station also owned by Georgia College. WGUR continues to operate as a student-run station.