| Broadcast area | Tampa Bay Area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 680kHz |
| Branding | Genesis Radio 680AM |
| Programming | |
| Format | SpanishChristian radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Vision Communications Network, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | May 5, 1950; 74 years ago (1950-05-05) |
Former call signs | WPIN (1950 - ?) WWBA (? - 1982) WLFW (1982–1985) WLFF (1985–1991) WRMD (1991–2006) |
Call sign meaning | WGEneSis |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 74558 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 800watts day 140 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 27°51′24.00″N82°37′26.00″W / 27.8566667°N 82.6238889°W /27.8566667; -82.6238889 |
| Translator(s) | 92.9 W225CQ-HD2 (Tampa) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | genesis680.com |
WGES (680kHz) is anAMradio stationlicensed toSt. Petersburg, Florida, and serving theTampa Bay area. It broadcasts aSpanish-languageChristian radioformat and is owned by Vision Communications Network, Inc. Thecall sign refers to theBook of Genesis fromThe Bible.
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By day, WGES is powered at 800watts, using anon-directional antenna. As680 AM is aclear channel frequency, WGES must reduce power at night to 140 watts to avoid interference to other stations. Thetransmitter is off San Martin Boulevard NE near Riviera Bay in St. Petersburg.[2]
The stationsigned on the air on May 5, 1950; 74 years ago (1950-05-05).[3] Its originalcall sign was WPIN. It was adaytimer, powered at 1,000 watts and required to go off the air at sunset. It was owned by Florida West Coast Broadcasters with studios in the Royal Palm Hotel.
For most of its early history, the station was WWBA (referring to Tampa Bay). In the 1960s and 70s, it simulcast abeautiful music format with itssister station WWBA-FM 107.3 (nowWXGL).[4] They played quarter hour sweeps of instrumentalcover versions of popular adult songs, as well asBroadway andHollywoodshow tunes.
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