WGSM

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WGSM-FM

City of license	Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Branding	SAM 107.1
Slogan	Simply About Music
First air date	February 1, 2006 [1]
Frequency	107.1 (MHz)
Format	Variety Hits
ERP	2,850 watts
Class	FULL CLASS A
Owner	Renda Broadcasting

WGSM-FM is a Variety Hits radio station serving the Westmoreland County area, including eastern Allegheny County. The station, which is owned by Renda Broadcasting Corporation, broadcasts at 107.1 MHz with an ERP of 2.85 KW (Lower power due to antenna being mounted very high on the mountain overlooking Latrobe and Greensburg), and is licensed to Greensburg, Pennsylvania.

1 History
2 Special Programming
3 Programming
4 History of the WGSM Call Letters
5 Request lines
6 External links

[edit] History

As the former sister station of WHJB-AM (now WKHB), WGSM-FM was originally WHJB-FM, then WOKU-FM Adult Contemporary, Heavy Metal, Country, and WSSZ-FM Top 40 Hot Hits! Z-107 in the late 80s to 1991 (the "SSZ" is the sound of the sizzling Hot Hits) before switching to classic rock Classic Hits Z-107 in July of 1991. All were licensed to Greensburg, but became a simulcast of WAMO-FM in 1996 to cover the eastern part of the metro Pittsburgh market. The simulcast was initiated as part of a sale of the FM station to Sheridan Broadcasting that year, and the AM to another owner.

In 2003 WSSZ became a simulcast of WAMO (AM) after the 106.7 signal moved its tower and improved its coverage. In 2004, it acquired the WJJJ calls, and changed its name to "Majic 107.1," but the programming remained the same.

On January 30, 2006 Sheridan sold WJJJ to The St. Pier Group LLC, who immediately flipped the station from Urban Adult Contemporary to Variety Hits, using Westwood One's "SAM" satellite format. They also decided to target the Westmoreland County area by planning to move the studios and offices back to Greensburg.

The WJJJ call letters were previously used for a smooth jazz format on the 104.7 frequency, and for a "Jammin' Oldies" format, also on that frequency. Today, 104.7 is WPGB.

[edit] Special Programming

Tony Michaels is not only the station manager but the host of the Jukebox Saturday Show - one of the longest radio shows in PA radio history; every Saturday from 10 AM to 2 PM. Jim DeCesare, Operations Manager for Renda Broadcasting's co-owned four-station cluster in Indiana, hosts Jazzz Impressions [2], now in its 31st year, every Sunday from 9 AM to 11 AM.

WGSM also airs high school football on Friday nights in the fall and high school basketball throughout the week during the winter.

[edit] Programming

Some of SAM FM's Programing Includes:

The Sam Morning Show
Sam's Lunch Hour

[edit] History of the WGSM Call Letters

WGSM was at one time the call letters to a Long Island radio station at 740 AM.

[edit] Request lines

Greensburg: 724-850-WGSM
Pittsburgh: 412-333-1071

[edit] External links

Query the FCC's FM station database for WGSM

FM radio stations in the Pittsburgh Market (Arbitron #24)

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