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Overview
WGRD-FM is a mainstream rock station on 97.9 FM, licensed to Grand Rapids, Michigan. Listeners know it as “97.9 WGRD.” It began broadcasting in 1962.
Station details
- Call sign
- WGRD-FM
- Frequency
- 97.9 FM
- Format
- Mainstream Rock
- On-air name
- 97.9 WGRD
- City of license
- Grand Rapids, MI
- Market
- Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI
- Licensee
- Townsquare Media of Grand Rapids, Inc.
- Power
- 13,000 watts
- Station class
- B
- First on air
- 1962
- FCC facility ID
- 55650
- Website
- wgrd.com
- FCC public file
- publicfiles.fcc.gov
- Wikipedia
- Read the article
Its lineup draws on Compass Media Networks. The FCC license is held by Townsquare Media of Grand Rapids, Inc. It has used the WGRD-FM call letters since June 1979.
Online, it is at wgrd.com. Grand Rapids is in the Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI market. Its sister stations are WFGR, WLHT-FM, WNWZ and WTRV.
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WGRD-FM at a glance
- Frequency
- 97.9 FM
- On air as
- 97.9 WGRD
- Format
- Mainstream Rock
- Licensed to
- Grand Rapids, MI
- Market
- Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI
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