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| Broadcast area | Racine and easternWalworth Counties -Lake County, Illinois |
| Frequency | 91.1MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | WGTD 91.1 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Public radio;news-talk |
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| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Gateway Technical College |
| History | |
First air date | December 23, 1975 (1975-12-23) |
Call sign meaning | Gateway Technical College |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 23347 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 3,200watts |
| HAAT | 62 meters (203 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°36′32″N87°50′56″W / 42.609°N 87.849°W /42.609; -87.849 |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
WGTD (91.1FM) is anon-commercialradio stationlicensed toKenosha, Wisconsin, and servingRacine and easternWalworth Counties along withLake County, Illinois. Owned byGateway Technical College, the station isaffiliated withWisconsin Public Radio. It airs the "WPR News" network, consisting ofnews and talk programming. WGTD occasionally breaks away from WPR to air local programming and Kenosha-focused newscasts.
WGTD is aClass A FM station. It has aneffective radiated power (ERP) of 3,200watts. Programming is also heard on twoFM translators: 101.7 FM inElkhorn and 103.3 FM inLake Geneva. The parent station can be heard with local signal strength fromWaukegan, Illinois, to the southern boarder of Milwaukee county. Translators provide coverage to most of southern Walworth county.
Until the realignment of WPR's networks on May 20, 2024, WGTD was part of WPR's "News and Classical Music" network.Classical music programming was moved to WGTD's HD3 channel, which carries the "WPR Music" network; "WPR Music" is also heard in part of WGTD's coverage area on its Milwaukee station,WHAD.[2]
WGTD offers two additionaldigital subchannels onHD Radio:
WGTD is relayed by two additionalFM translator stations to serve western Racine and Kenosha, and theGeneva Lake region ofWalworth County. Currently these translators offer only analog service, with no HD Radio subchannels. In 2024, the Elkhorn translator changed locations from an old municipal tower near Elkhorn's town square to a taller municipal tower near the Walworth County Courthouse.
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
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| W269BV | 101.7 FM | Elkhorn, Wisconsin | 147262 | 27 | 68.6 m (225 ft) | 42°39′52.9″N88°29′53.4″W / 42.664694°N 88.498167°W /42.664694; -88.498167 (W269BV) | LMS |
| W277BM | 103.3 FM | Lake Geneva, Wisconsin | 147272 | 19 | 73.6 m (241 ft) | 42°36′38.1″N88°26′3.3″W / 42.610583°N 88.434250°W /42.610583; -88.434250 (W269BV) | LMS |
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