WGAP
| Simulcasts WATO Oliver Springs | |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Knoxville metropolitan area |
| Frequency | 1400 kHz |
| Branding | Atomic 106 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Alternative rock |
| Affiliations | Compass Media Networks United Stations Radio Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Loud Media LLC |
| WATO, WTLT, WKVL, WKCE, WVLZ | |
| History | |
First air date | August 13, 1947 |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 72087 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts unlimited |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°45′41″N 83°58′57″W / 35.76139°N 83.98250°W |
| Translator | 105.9 W290DJ (Maryville) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
WGAP (1400 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Maryville, Tennessee, and serving the Knoxville metropolitan area. It broadcasts an alternative rock format.[2] WGAP is owned by Loud Media LLC, with studios in the Sunsphere tower on Clinch Avenue in Knoxville.[3]
WGAP is powered at 1,000 watts, using a non-directional antenna. Programming is also heard on FM translator W290DJ at 105.9 MHz in Maryville.
History
[edit]The station signed on the air on August 13, 1947.[4] It has always used the call sign WGAP. It was owned by Blount Broadcasting with studios and offices in the Gateway National Bank. The power was only 250 watts.
On April 15, 2022, the Blount Broadcasting Corporation announced that it had come to an agreement to sell WGAP, its sister station WKVL (850 AM), and two translators to Loud Media.[5] The sale was consummated on August 17, 2022. On August 22, 2022, WGAP changed its format from classic country to variety hits, branded as "Random Music Radio", simulcasting WKVL.[6]
On September 20, 2023, WGAP switched from variety hits to classic hits. It uses the dial position of its FM translator, calling itself "Fun 105.9".[7]
On October 9, 2025, WGAP switched from classic hits to alternative rock, simulcasting sister station WATO. The two stations brand as "Atomic 106".
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WGAP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Winter 2010. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
- ^ "WGAP Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1950 page 278. Retrieved Dec. 3, 2024.
- ^ "Loud Media Expands In Knoxville". Radio Insight. April 15, 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
- ^ WGAP/WKVL Go Random Radioinsight - August 22, 2022
- ^ Loud Media Begins Knoxville Revamp With Fun 105.9 Launch Radioinsight - August 22, 2022
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 72087 (WGAP) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WGAP in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 200983 (W290DJ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W290DJ at FCCdata.org
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