| WGCM | |
| City: | Gulfport, Mississippi |
| Area: | Gulfport–Biloxi metropolitan area |
| Branding: | Cruisin' WGCM |
| Frequency: | 1240 kHz |
| Translator: | 100.9 W265DH (Gulfport) |
| Airdate: | [1] |
| Format: | Oldies |
| Power: | 1,000 watts |
| Class: | C |
| Licensing Authority: | FCC |
| Facility Id: | 31216 |
| Coordinates: | 30.4292°N -89.0194°W |
| Callsign Meaning: | Gulf Coast Music Co. (original owner) |
| Sister Stations: | WGCM-FM, WROA, WRPM, WZKX, WZNF |
| Owner: | Lisa Stiglets and Elizabeth McQueen |
| Licensee: | JLE, Incorporated |
| Webcast: | Listen live |
| Website: | wgcmam.com |
WGCM (1240 AM) is radio station licensed to Gulfport, Mississippi. It airs an oldies format and is owned by Lisa Stiglets and Elizabeth McQueen, through licensee JLE, Incorporated.[2]
WGCM began broadcasting in 1928 and was owned by Gulf Coast Music Co.[1] [3] It briefly broadcast at 1350 kHz, before its frequency was changed to 1210 kHz later in 1928.[3] Its frequency was changed to 1240 kHz in March 1941, as a result of the North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement.[3] By 1944, WGCM had become an affiliate of the Blue Network, which would become the American Broadcasting Company in 1945.[4]
In 1980, its call sign was changed to WTAM. The station aired an urban contemporary format as WTAM.[5] [6] Its call sign was changed back to WGCM in 1987, and it adopted a country music format.[7] By 1990, the station had adopted to an adult standards format.[8] By 1994, it had switched to a sports format.[9] In 1995, it adopted a classic country format.[10] [11] [12] In 2016, the station began to be simulcast on a translator at 100.9 MHz, and it adopted an oldies format branded "Cruisin' WGCM".[13] [14] [15]
WGCM is also heard at 100.9 MHz, through a translator in Gulfport, Mississippi.