WGMS (Washington, D.C.)
Classical music radio station in Washington, D.C. (1946–2007) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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WGMS was a radio station in Washington, D.C. that maintained a classical music format from 1946 to 2007. Last owned by Bonneville International, it was known on air for many years as Classical 103.5. It last broadcast on 104.1 FM from a transmitter in Waldorf, Maryland, with a repeater signal broadcast from Braddock Heights, Maryland, on 103.9 FM under the call sign of WGYS.
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Broadcast area | Washington metropolitan area |
Frequency | 1946–1992: 570 kHz 1948–2006: 103.5 MHz 2006–2007: 103.9 MHz/104.1 MHz |
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Format | Defunct (was classical music) |
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Owner | Bonneville International |
History | |
First air date | December 29, 1946 |
Last air date | January 22, 2007 (60 years and 29 days) |
Call sign meaning | "Washington's Good Music Station" |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
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The WGMS call letters are today in use by public radio station WETA-FM's repeater in Hagerstown, Maryland, having been donated by Bonneville as part of an agreement between both stations made public the same day WGMS signed off.