WGTD

WGTD
Kenosha, Wisconsin; United States;
Broadcast area	Racine and eastern Walworth Counties - Lake County, Illinois
Frequency	91.1 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	WGTD 91.1
Programming
Format	Public radio; news-talk
Subchannels	HD2: Jazz; HD3: Classical "WPR Music";
Affiliations	Wisconsin Public Radio; NPR; American Public Media;
Ownership
Owner	Gateway Technical College
History
First air date	December 23, 1975
Call sign meaning	Gateway Technical College
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	23347
Class	A
ERP	3,200 watts
HAAT	62 meters (203 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	42°36′32″N 87°50′56″W / 42.609°N 87.849°W
Translator(s)	101.7 W269BV (Elkhorn); 103.3 W277BM (Lake Geneva);
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.wgtd.org

WGTD (91.1 FM) is a non-commercial radio station licensed to Kenosha, Wisconsin, and serving Racine and eastern Walworth Counties along with Lake County, Illinois. Owned by Gateway Technical College, the station is affiliated with Wisconsin Public Radio. It airs the "WPR News" network, consisting of news and talk programming. WGTD occasionally breaks away from WPR to air local programming and Kenosha-focused newscasts.

WGTD is a Class A FM station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 3,200 watts. Programming is also heard on two FM translators: 101.7 FM in Elkhorn and 103.3 FM in Lake Geneva. The parent station can be heard with local signal strength from Waukegan, Illinois, to the southern boarder of Milwaukee county. Translators provide coverage to most of southern Walworth county.

Until the realignment of WPR's networks on May 20, 2024, WGTD was part of WPR's "News and Classical Music" network. Classical music programming was moved to WGTD's HD3 channel, which carries the "WPR Music" network; "WPR Music" is also heard in part of WGTD's coverage area on its Milwaukee station, WHAD.^[2]

HD Radio

WGTD offers two additional digital subchannels on HD Radio:

HD2: "Jazz Blues 24/7", an automated jazz and blues format.^[3]
HD3: "WPR Music", which primarily offers classical music.^[2]

Translators

WGTD is relayed by two additional FM translator stations to serve western Racine and Kenosha, and the Geneva Lake region of Walworth County. Currently these translators offer only analog service, with no HD Radio subchannels. In 2024, the Elkhorn translator changed locations from an old municipal tower near Elkhorn's town square to a taller municipal tower near the Walworth County Courthouse.

Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	HAAT	Transmitter coordinates	FCC info
W269BV	101.7 FM	Elkhorn, Wisconsin	147262	27	68.6 m (225 ft)	42°39′52.9″N 88°29′53.4″W / 42.664694°N 88.498167°W / 42.664694; -88.498167 (W269BV)	LMS
W277BM	103.3 FM	Lake Geneva, Wisconsin	147272	19	73.6 m (241 ft)	42°36′38.1″N 88°26′3.3″W / 42.610583°N 88.434250°W / 42.610583; -88.434250 (W269BV)	LMS

External links

WGTD official website
Wisconsin Public Radio
Facility details for Facility ID 23347 (WGTD) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WGTD in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
Facility details for Facility ID 147262 (W269BV) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
W269BV at FCCdata.org
Facility details for Facility ID 147272 (W277BM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
W277BM at FCCdata.org

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for WGTD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ ^a ^b Cole, David (April 9, 2024). "Format Change Coming to WGTD". WGTD. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
^ "HD Radio - San Francisco, California". Archived from the original on July 17, 2018.

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[1] "Facility Technical Data for WGTD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[wgtd-wprrealignment-2] Cole, David (April 9, 2024). "Format Change Coming to WGTD". WGTD. Retrieved July 7, 2024.

[3] "HD Radio - San Francisco, California". Archived from the original on July 17, 2018.

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