| Broadcast area | Cherokee County, Georgia (NNW of Atlanta) |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 102.9MHz |
| Branding | Grace 102.9 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Christian radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Cherokee FM Radio |
| History | |
First air date | 2004 |
Former frequencies | 107.9 MHz (2005–2013) 103.7 MHz (2013–2014) 102.7 MHz (2014–2015) |
Call sign meaning | WeProclaimChrist'sGrace |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 124395 |
| Class | L1 |
| ERP | 15watts |
| Links | |
Public license information | LMS |
| Website | https://mygraceradio.com/ |
WPCG-LP (102.9FM) is anLPFMChristianradio station licensed toCanton, Georgia, anexurb ofmetro Atlanta. The station is owned by Cherokee FM Radio.[2][3]
The station's original application was forWoodstock, Georgia, later receiving aconstruction permit in 2004 for a new facility on 107.9. It city of license was changed toCanton, Georgia, also inCherokee County. In 2008 WPCG applied to change its frequency to 103.7. The FCC granted permission viaspecial temporary authority, and WPCG began operation at a new tower site on 103.7 on December 30, 2008. On May 14, 2013, the WPCG received permission from the FCC to operate permanently on 103.7. The site is next toWaleska Road onReinhardt College Parkway, about2+1⁄2 miles or 4 km north of downtown Canton, and has a much greaterheight, but at a much lowerpower than its previous site but much closer to Canton, its city of license.
WPCG-LP change frequencies again on August 5, 2014, to 102.7 FM and moved to 2288 Marietta Highway, Suite 170, Canton, GA 3014. On January 5, 2016, WPCG moved to Holly Springs, GA, next to I-575, increasing its predicted coverage from under 50,000 people to about 250,000 in Cherokee and North Cobb counties based on engineering studies.
In June 2009, the transfer of control of the station from original licensee Cherokee Presbyterian Church to Cherokee FM Radio.
WBHF AM 1450 in nearbyCartersville, Georgia previously hadbroadcast callsign WPCG.
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