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Broadcast area | Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, Mississippi |
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| Frequency | 107.1 MHz |
| Branding | K-Love |
| Programming | |
| Format | Contemporary Christian |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Educational Media Foundation |
| History | |
First air date | 1964 (as WROA-FM) |
Former call signs | WROA-FM (1965–1980) WZKX (1980–1987) WXLS (1987–1989) WXLS-FM (1989–1997) WXYK (1997–2019)[1] |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 37096 | |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 2,800 watts |
| HAAT | 122 meters (400 feet) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | klove.com |
WLGF (107.1 FM) is a radio station located in Gulfport, Mississippi, broadcasting a contemporary Christian format under the national K-Love radio network. WLGF is owned by Educational Media Foundation and its signal covers areas in Gulfport-Biloxi area.
The station first signed on the air in 1964 as WROA-FM, co-owned with WROA (1390 AM). In the early 1980s, the station was called WZKX. In 1987, the owner of the station switched from the 107.1 signal to the 107.9 signal because the 107.9 range was a stronger signal. The WZKX calls were applied to 107.9. 107.1 took the name WXLS and played adult contemporary music as "Lite Rock 107" and later "Surf 107".
On February 14, 1997, WXYK "Kiss 105.9", the market's premier CHR/Top 40 station moved to 107.1 as "Kiss 107, Today's Hottest Music" featuring market vet Patty Steele in mornings, Dave Allen for middays, Matt Austin hosting afternoons and Hurricane Kelly for nights.
On September 18, 1998, after over a year of struggling to achieve ratings success, Kiss 107 relaunched as "107-1 The Monkey, Party Music For Humans" and featured more of a dance lean than a typical top 40. The Monkey debuted with market vet "Collin "The Reverend" Powell hosting "The Morning Zoo", Kyle Curley in Middays, Scot Fox in afternoons and current Program Director, Lucas, hosting nights. The station immediately garnered successful ratings, and in 2000 was named "Mississippi Radio Station Of The Year."
In June 2003, WXYK added nationally syndicated The Kidd Kraddick Morning Show to mornings.
In July 2014, station owner, Triad Broadcasting was sold to Alpha Media along with sister stations, WCPR, WGBL, WQBB and WTNI.
In December 2018, it was announced Alpha Media would be selling its Gulf Coast cluster to local Mississippi broadcast company, Telesouth Communications, who already owns WOSM, the SuperTalk Mississippi affiliate in the Biloxi market. To comply with FCC ownership rules, WXYK was spun off to another local company, Port Broadcasting. The FCC approved the sale on February 12, 2019, and closed on March 1, 2019.
At midnight on February 28, 2019, after playing "Now Or Never" by Halsey, WXYK's programming moved to sister station Bob 105-9 as "105.9 The Monkey" replacing that station's variety hits format and ending its 22-year run on 107.1 FM. The station was also assigned new call letters, WLGF.
For the next 24 hours, the station began stunting with various announcements alerting listeners of the change and to switch over to 105.9 FM before officially changing formats to contemporary Christian under Educational Media Foundation's K-Love network at midnight on March 1 Via a local marketing agreement.[3]
On June 7, 2019, it was announced that Port Broadcasting officially sold WLGF to Educational Media Foundation.[4] The sale, at a price of $362,000, was consummated on July 31, 2019
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WLGF (107.1 FM) is a radio station located in Gulfport, Mississippi, broadcasting a contemporary Christian format under the national K-Love radio network. WLGF is owned by Educational Media Foundation and its signal covers areas in Gulfport-Biloxi area.
WGBL (96.7 FM, "G96-7") is a radio station based in Gulfport–Biloxi, Mississippi broadcasting a classic hip-hop format and new hip-hop. The station is owned by Telesouth Communications, Inc. and broadcasts their format with an ERP of 4.3 kW. WGBL broadcasts from the same transmitter tower as former sister station, WLGF, in Orange Grove.
WXYK may refer to: WXYK (FM), a radio station (105.9 FM) licensed to serve Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States WLGF, a radio station (107.1 FM) licensed to serve Gulfport, Mississippi, which held the call sign WXYK from 1997 to 2019
Horntails or wood wasps are any of the 150 non-social species of the hymenopteran family Siricidae, a type of wood-eating sawfly. The common name "horntail" derives from the stout, spine-like structure at the end of the adult's abdomen which is present in both sexes. The ovipositor in females is typically longer and also projects posteriorly, but it is not the source of the name. Though they are not true wasps, they are sometimes called wood wasps as the appearance of some species resembles one due to mimicry. A typical adult horntail is brown, blue, or black with yellow or red parts, and may often reach up to 4 cm (1.6 in) long. The pigeon horntail (Tremex columba) can grow up to 5 cm (2.0 in) long (not counting the ovipositor), among the longest of all Hymenoptera. This family was formerly believed to be the sole living representative of the superfamily Siricoidea, a group well represented in Paleogene and Mesozoic times, but the family Anaxyelidae has been linked to this group as well. Siricidae has two subfamilies, Siricinae and Tremecinae. Siricinae infest needle-leaved trees and Tremecinae infest broad-leaved trees. There are ten living genera placed in the family, and an additional three genera described from fossils. Female horntails lay their eggs in trees. The larvae bore into the wood and live in the tree for up to two years, possibly more. They typically migrate to just under the bark before pupation.
Before the 1921 destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Black residents had created a remarkable center of business and community life. The district included stores, professional offices, entertainment venues and homes owned by Black citizens. Understanding Greenwood means learning what was built—not only what was burned.
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