WGLB
Encyclopedia
WGLB is a gospel music
radio station licensed to Elm Grove, Wisconsin
and serving the Milwaukee
metropolitan area. The station is owned by Joel Kinlow, who previously owned television station WJJA in Racine
and FM radio station WGLB-FM in Port Washington, Wisconsin
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, WGLB signed on the air in 1963, broadcasting with 250 watts daytime only. An FM sister station, WGLB-FM, launched in 1969. In 2003, the FM station was sold to Starboard Broadcasting and switched its format to religious programming.
In August 2001, WGLB's of licence was changed to the Milwaukee suburb of Elm Grove, and the current transmitter site went into operation. The station also obtained authorization to begin nighttime broadcasting.
Gospel music
Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal, spiritual or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....
radio station licensed to Elm Grove, Wisconsin
Elm Grove, Wisconsin
Elm Grove is a village in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 6,249 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Elm Grove is located at ....
and serving the Milwaukee
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...
metropolitan area. The station is owned by Joel Kinlow, who previously owned television station WJJA in Racine
Racine, Wisconsin
Racine is a city in and the county seat of Racine County, Wisconsin, United States. According to 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimates, the city had a population of 82,196...
and FM radio station WGLB-FM in Port Washington, Wisconsin
Port Washington, Wisconsin
Port Washington is the county seat of Ozaukee County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The city is about 25 miles north of Milwaukee and 110 miles north of Chicago. In the 2000 census Port Washington had a population of 10,467...
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History
Originally licensed to Port Washington, WisconsinPort Washington, Wisconsin
Port Washington is the county seat of Ozaukee County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The city is about 25 miles north of Milwaukee and 110 miles north of Chicago. In the 2000 census Port Washington had a population of 10,467...
, WGLB signed on the air in 1963, broadcasting with 250 watts daytime only. An FM sister station, WGLB-FM, launched in 1969. In 2003, the FM station was sold to Starboard Broadcasting and switched its format to religious programming.
In August 2001, WGLB's of licence was changed to the Milwaukee suburb of Elm Grove, and the current transmitter site went into operation. The station also obtained authorization to begin nighttime broadcasting.