WGCM-FM is a classic hits

Classic hits

Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes rock and pop music from 1964 to 1989. The term is sometimes erroneously used as a synonym for the adult hits format, but is more accurately characterized as a contemporary style of the oldies format...

 formatted radio station

Radio station

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 based in Gulfport

Gulfport, Mississippi

Gulfport is the second largest city in Mississippi after the state capital Jackson. It is the larger of the two principal cities of the Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, Mississippi Combined Statistical Area. As of the...

–Biloxi, Mississippi

Biloxi, Mississippi

Biloxi is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, in the United States. The 2010 census recorded the population as 44,054. Along with Gulfport, Biloxi is a county seat of Harrison County....

. The station is owned by Coast Radio Group Inc.

Signal

WGCM-FM's 384-foot tower with a 50,000 watt signal can reach east to Pascagoula, Mississippi

Pascagoula, Mississippi

Pascagoula is a city in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States. It is the principal city of the Pascagoula, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area, as a part of the Gulfport–Biloxi–Pascagoula, Mississippi Combined Statistical Area. The population was 26,200 at the 2000 census...

, west to New Orleans, Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana

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, and north to Wiggins, Mississippi

Wiggins, Mississippi

Wiggins is a city in Stone County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Gulfport–Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,849 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Stone County.-History:...

. The transmitter tower is located on the Pass Christian

Pass Christian, Mississippi

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 and Long Beach, Mississippi

Long Beach, Mississippi

Long Beach is a city located in Harrison County, Mississippi, USA. It is part of the Gulfport–Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area...

, city limits line.

History

WGCM-FM started live here on Mississippi Gulf Coast in Fall of 1969. WGCM-FM had a country format in the early to mid 80's. After the country format, WGCM FM became a rock format(TK 102). In 1989, WGCM-FM became Coast 102, playing an oldies format (50-60-70's), and eventually "Greatest Hits of All Time" (60's, 70's, 80's Top 40), its current format.

External links

• Coast 102 WGCM-FM official website