WGCI-FM
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| Broadcast area | |
| Frequency | 107.5 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | 107.5 WGCI |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | Urban contemporary radio |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | December 4, 1958 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | formerly owned by Globetrotter Communications, Inc. |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 51165 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 3,700 watts |
| HAAT | 472 meters (1,549 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°52′44″N 87°38′10″W / 41.879°N 87.636°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via iHeartRadio) |
| Website | wgci |
WGCI-FM (107.5 MHz) is an urban contemporary radio station that is licensed to Chicago, Illinois, serving the Chicago metropolitan area and Northwest Indiana. It is owned and operated by iHeartMedia (formerly known as Clear Channel Communications until September 2014).
WGCI broadcasts with 3,700 watts (3.7 kilowatts) at 107.5 megahertz (MHz) from atop the Willis Tower in Downtown Chicago, and has studios located in the Illinois Center complex on Michigan Avenue. Like many Clear Channel-owned urban radio stations, it uses the slogan "Chicago's #1 For Hip Hop and R&B".
In 2005, WGCI began broadcasting in IBOC digital radio, using the HD Radio system from iBiquity.