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Broadcast area | |
Frequency | 91.3 MHz |
Branding | WGTE FM 91 |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Format | |
Affiliations | |
Ownership | |
Owner | Public Broadcasting Foundation of Northwestern Ohio |
WGTE-TV | |
History | |
First air date | May 2, 1976 |
Call sign meaning | "Greater Toledo Education" |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 66287 |
Class | B |
ERP | 13,500 watts |
HAAT | 289 meters (948 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°39′29″N 83°25′55″W / 41.658°N 83.432°W |
Repeater(s) | |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | www |
WGTE-FM (91.3 MHz) is a public radio station in Toledo, Ohio, and is the radio partner of Channel 30 WGTE-TV, Toledo's PBS network affiliate. It features news, talk, classical music, jazz and folk music. It also airs programs from National Public Radio (NPR) and Public Radio International (PRI).
Public Radio FM 91 is simulcast on three other radio stations: WGBE (90.9 FM) in Bryan, Ohio, WGDE (91.9 FM) in Defiance, Ohio and WGLE (90.7 FM) in Lima, Ohio. Several times each year, WGTE-FM does on-air fundraisers to ask for listener support for the radio stations.
History
On May 2, 1976, WGTE-FM signed on the air.[2] At first, its programming was mostly classical music with six hours of jazz per week and hourly news updates. It also featured NPR's first weekday news program, "All Things Considered." When NPR began "Morning Edition" in 1979, that program was also heard on the weekday schedule. Gradually more news and talk programs from NPR and PRI were added, although unlike most other NPR affiliates, WGTE-FM continues to air a sizable number of classical music programs and some jazz and folk music on weekends.
In 1981, WGLE-FM in Lima became the first simulcast station of WGTE-FM. WGBE-FM in Bryan was added in 1996 and WGDE-FM in Defiance signed on in 1999.
Repeaters
Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
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WGBE | 90.9 FM | Bryan, Ohio | 53733 | 850 | 120 m (394 ft) | A | 41°28′47″N 84°35′50″W / 41.47972°N 84.59722°W | LMS |
WGDE | 91.9 FM | Defiance, Ohio | 53713 | 6,000 | 93 m (305 ft) | A | 41°17′41″N 84°23′24″W / 41.29472°N 84.39000°W | LMS |
WGLE | 90.7 FM | Lima, Ohio | 53715 | 50,000 | 128 m (420 ft) | B | 40°39′04″N 84°06′33″W / 40.65111°N 84.10917°W | LMS |
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WGTE-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1978 page C-172
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 66287 (WGTE-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WGTE-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 53733 (WGBE) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WGBE in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 53713 (WGDE) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WGDE in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 53715 (WGLE) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WGLE in Nielsen Audio's FM station database