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| Broadcast area | Gainesville-Ocala-Central Florida |
| Frequency | 1230kHz |
| Branding | Power 92.1 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Urban contemporary |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WMOP | |
| History | |
First air date | February 1948; 77 years ago (1948-02) |
Former call signs | WGGG (1947–2023) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 72101 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000watts unlimited |
| Translator(s) | 92.1 W221DX (Gainesville) |
| Repeater(s) |
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| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | powerstation92.com |
WRBD (1230kHz) is acommercialAMradio station inGainesville, Florida, broadcasting to the Gainesville-Ocala-Central Florida area. Itsimulcasts anurban contemporary format withWMOP (900 AM) in Ocala. They are owned by the Urban One Broadcasting Network headed by radio personality William Johnson. (It is not affiliated withUrban One, Inc., based in theWashington, D.C. area.) WRBD has studios and offices on SW 6th Avenue in Ocala.
WRBD is aClass C AM station. It is powered at 1,000watts. Thetransmittertower is on NW 67th Street near NW 35th Avenue in Gainesville.[2] Programming is also heard on 99-wattFM translatorW221DX at 92.1MHz. It uses the translator's frequency for its moniker, "Power 92.1."
The stationsigned on the air in February 1948 as WGGG. It started with 250 watts of power. The station was owned by Alachua County Broadcasting Company.[3] The offices, studios, transmitter and tower were located near theGainesville Regional Airport at 1230 Waldo Road, northeast of downtown Gainesville.
On November 13, 2017, the station re-branded asThe Goat.[4] (Goat stands for the "Greatest of All Time", referring to the top stars of their sport.) WGGG had asports radio format, airing programming from theCBS Sports Radio Network.
The station flipped toChristmas music from November 2021 until June 2022.[5] It was planning a new format and played the holiday tunes until the new sound was ready.
The station eventually flipped tourban contemporary music in October 2022 under ownership of William Johnson's Urban One Broadcasting Network, LLC. In 2023, it switched its callsign to WRBD.
In 2024, the FCC assigned the WGGG callsign to a new LPFM radio station on 102.3 MHz in Ossipee NH as WGGG-LP.
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