WGVE-FM explained

WGVE-FM
Country:US
Area:Northwest Indiana
Airdate:[1]
Frequency:88.7 MHz
Format:Public radio
Facility Id:23278
Erp:2,100 watts
Haat:28m (92feet)
Class:A
Callsign Meaning:"Gary's Voice of Education"
Former Frequencies:88.1 MHz (1954 - 63)
Owner:Gary Community School Corporation
Licensing Authority:FCC
Affiliations:National Public Radio (limited)

WGVE-FM is an FM high school radio station broadcasting on 88.7 MHz in Gary, Indiana. It is owned and operated by Gary Community School Corporation. The station airs local news, music, and limited NPR programming, as well as high school and college sporting events.

History

WGVE-FM signed on in January 1954, and originally broadcast at 88.1 MHz.[1] In 1963, its frequency was changed to 88.7 MHz. Originally located at Lew Wallace High School, it moved to its current location in the Gary Area Career Center in 1969.[2]

External links

41.554°N -87.318°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: 1971 Broadcasting Yearbook. WGVE-FM. Broadcasting. 1971. B-70.
  2. http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=70350 History Cards for WGVE-FM