WGEM-FM

WGEM-FM (105.1 FM; "News/Talk 105") is a radio station in Quincy, Illinois broadcasting a news/talk format. The station is owned by Quincy Media.

WGEM-FM
CityQuincy, Illinois
Broadcast areaQuincy/Hannibal/Keokuk
Frequency105.1 MHz
BrandingNews/Talk 105
SloganThe Talk of the Tri-States
Programming
FormatNews/talk
AffiliationsABC News Radio
Ownership
OwnerQuincy Media
(sale to Gray Television pending[1])
(WGEM License, LLC)
WGEM, WGEM-TV
History
First air date
August 1, 1947
Former call signs
WQDI (1947-1953)
Call sign meaning
GEM City
Technical information
Facility ID54281
ClassB
ERP26,500 watts
HAAT209 meters
Transmitter coordinates
39°57′4.00″N 91°19′53.00″W
Links
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.wgem.com

History

The station signed on August 1, 1947 as WQDI.[2][3] It was Quincy Newspapers' first broadcasting station, signing on five months before WGEM; it was also the first FM station in the market.[3] The WQDI callsign was retained until 1953, when the station became WGEM-FM to match the AM station and WGEM-TV.[4][5]

For much of its early history, WGEM-FM was a simulcast of WGEM.[6] This ended by 1976, when the station implemented a country music format;[7] "Gem Country" lasted until 2002, when it gave way to the current news/talk format.[8]

Programming

WGEM-FM's schedule includes the two-hour morning show WGEM News Talk Live!, several news-oriented local programs, as well as simulcasts of WGEM-TV's newscasts and NBC Nightly News. The station also carries some syndicated talk shows, including The Dave Ramsey Show, The Clark Howard Show,The Kim Komando Show, and The O'Reilly Update. WGEM-FM also carries St. Louis Cardinals baseball.

References
  1. Goldsmith, Jill (February 1, 2021). "Gray Television Acquires Quincy Media For $925 Million In Cash". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  2. Broadcasting Yearbook 1948 (PDF). 1948. p. 178. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
  3. "Why Advertise With WGEM Radio?". WGEM.com. June 10, 2008. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
  4. Broadcasting Yearbook 1953 (PDF). 1953. p. 131. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
  5. Broadcasting Yearbook-Marketbook 1954 (PDF). 1954. p. 130. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
  6. Broadcasting Yearbook 1958 (PDF). 1958. p. A-278. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
  7. Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 (PDF). 1977. p. C-132. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 8, 2010. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
  8. "About WGEM". WGEM.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2000. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
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