WGTS

WGTS (91.9 FM) is a non-commercial, FM radio station licensed to Rockville, Maryland. The station is licensed to and owned by Atlantic Gateway Communications, Inc. It broadcasts a Contemporary Christian music format. Its broadcast tower is located near Arlington, Virginia at (38°53′30.0″N 77°07′54.0″W).[2] The call letters echo Washington Adventist University's motto Washington's "Gateway To Service".[3]

WGTS
CityRockville, Maryland
Broadcast areaWashington metropolitan area
Frequency91.9 MHz (HD Radio)
Programming
FormatContemporary Christian
Ownership
OwnerAtlantic Gateway Communications, Inc.
History
Call sign meaning
Washington's Gateway To Service
Technical information
Facility ID12460
ClassB
ERP23,500 watts (analog)
940 watts (digital)[1]
HAAT186 meters
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitewgts919.com

Proposed sale and Spin-off

In July 2007, Washington Adventist University considered selling WGTS to American Public Media (the parent company of Minnesota Public Radio).[4] Several websites were set up to lobby for the Christian format of WGTS, which would be dropped should the station be sold. American Public Media offered US$20–25 million to purchase WGTS. A $10 million initial offer by the WGTS board of directors to keep the station within Washington Adventist University was rejected. On September 20, 2007, the college board voted to halt any current discussions of selling WGTS.[5]

In 2018, the Washington Adventist University board voted to spin-off WGTS to a new nonprofit, Atlantic Gateway Communications, for a purchase price of $12 million. The divestiture was submitted to the FCC on July 3, and the transaction was consummated on September 11, 2018. No changes to management came with the sale, and AGC signed a five-year lease for the station's current facilities. WAU Board of Trustees members sit on the board of Atlantic Gateway Communications, although it is not under the direct control of the university.[6]

References
  1. "FCC 335-FM Digital Notification [WGTS]". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. September 12, 2014. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
  2. "FM Query Results for WGTS". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
  3. https://www.wau.edu/wgts-gateway-service/
  4. Roland, Kara (July 16, 2007). "WGTS license likely for sale". Washington Times. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
  5. Farhi, Paul (September 21, 2007). "Christian College to Keep Radio Station". Washington Post. p. C07. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
  6. Venta, Lance (3 July 2018). "Washington Adventist University Divests WGTS Washington DC". RadioInsight.
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