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| Broadcast area | Tampa Bay Area |
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| Frequency | 860kHz |
| Branding | AM 860 The ANSWER |
| Programming | |
| Format | Conservative talk radio |
| Affiliations | Salem Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WLCC,WTBN,WTWD | |
| History | |
First air date | 1960 (1960) |
Former call signs | WAZE (1960–1982) WAMA (1982–1986) |
Call sign meaning | reference to theGulf of Mexico |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 1177 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000watts day 1,500 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 27°59′55.00″N82°42′1.00″W / 27.9986111°N 82.7002778°W /27.9986111; -82.7002778 |
| Translator | 93.7 W229DJ (Dunedin) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | 860wgul.com |
WGUL (860AM) is aradio station broadcasting aconservative talk radio format. Licensed toDunedin, Florida, United States, it serves the Tampa Bay area.[2] The station is owned bySalem Communications and features only syndicated conservative weekday programming fromSalem Radio Network.[3]860 kHz is a Canadianclear-channel frequency.
WGUL previously ran a live, locally based "Music of Your Life" format from 1985 to August 12, 2005. That year, Salem Communications acquired WGUL from its previous owners, WGUL-FM, Inc., in which they changed its format to its current conservative talk format. WGUL-FM, Inc. continues in business today under that name, as owners and operators of stations in Florida'sNature Coast region (includingWGHR andWXOF), though Salem currently holds the WGULcall sign and intellectual property.
The content of WGUL's talk programming is conservative with show hosts such as Phil Grande,Hugh Hewitt andMike Gallagher. The weekend show line up includesKim Komando.
The station previously broadcast two shows hosted by Gary Gauthier,It's God's Money andAll About Florida Real Estate until Gauthier was arrested in January 2014, for running aPonzi scheme from 2005 until 2010, which allegedly bilked $6 million of retirement savings from at least 38 elderly people.[4][5]
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