WGAC (AM)
| Broadcast area | Augusta metropolitan area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 580 kHz |
| Branding | NewsTalk WGAC |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/talk |
| Affiliations | Fox News Radio Premiere Networks Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WCHZ-FM, WDRR, WGAC-FM, WGUS-FM, WKXC-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | 1940 |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 4435 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts day 840 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 33°40′44″N 82°4′48″W / 33.67889°N 82.08000°W (day) 33°31′29″N 81°54′31″W / 33.52472°N 81.90861°W (night) |
| Repeater(s) | 95.1 WGAC-FM (Harlem) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | wgac.com |
WGAC (580 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Augusta, Georgia. The station carries a news/talk format simulcast with co-owned 95.1 WGAC-FM Harlem, Georgia. The stations are owned by Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc., through licensee Beasley Media Group Licenses, LLC. The radio studios and offices are on Jimmie Dyess Parkway in Augusta.
WGAC is a rare radio station that uses transmitter sites in different states. In the daytime, WGAC is powered at 5,000 watts, using a non-directional antenna off King Street in Martinez, Georgia. But at night, to avoid interfering with other stations on 580 AM, WGAC reduces power to 840 watts, using a directional antenna with a four-tower array, off Old Sudlow Lake Road in North Augusta, South Carolina.