The New 107.5 WGPR FM - Detroit, MI.
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N 42° 20.434 W 083° 01.010
17T E 333861 N 4689560
Located om the south side of East Jefferson between McDougall and Walker Streets.
Waymark Code: WM9435
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 06/25/2010
Views: 6
WGPR ("The New 107-5 WGPR") is a FM radio station in Detroit, Michigan. Owned by the International Free and Accepted Modern Masons, the station operates on 107.5 MHz.
WGPR has a broadcasting range from the north to Flint and Lapeer, and as far West as Fowlerville (60 miles).
EARLY HISTORY
WGPR was founded on December 6, 1961. It was the first full-time FM stereo radio station in Michigan, and was a pioneer black-owned broadcaster. The station has featured some variation of R&B format for over 40 years, and was the first independently programmed FM urban/R&B station in the market. It is reported that the station's callsign meant, Where God's Presence Reigns.
The Electrifyin' Mojo was heard on WGPR-FM during the early 1980s.
Once a top 10-rated station in the Detroit market, WGPR has suffered from diminished ratings over the past 20 years. Nevertheless, the station has a loyal and devoted audience.
The station was co-owned with WGPR-TV channel 62, which the Freemason group established in 1975. On September 29, 1975, Amyre Porter, Doug Morrison and Sharon Crews became the nation's first African-American primetime news team. This station, which would adopt the CBS affiliation in 1994 following WJBK's switch from CBS to Fox, was sold to CBS in 1995 and re-called WWJ-TV.
THE NEW 107.5 WGPR TODAY
Today WGPR features a mix of Urban Adult Contemporary hits and Urban Oldies. Before June 2008 the station was known as "The Rhythm 107-5" or "The Jazzy 107-5", and for several years featured Smooth Jazz mixed in with its current format. In June 2008, the station reverted to the straight Urban AC format it had aired prior to the introduction of the R&B/jazz hybrid in the early 2000s.
Station Category: Commercial Radio
Genre or specialty of the station submitted: Hot A.C.
Station web-page: [Web Link]
How is the signal transmitted: By "Transmission Tower"
Favourite program or on air person/announcer:
Mason
Internet web-casting link if available.: Not listed
"SIRIUS Satellite Radio" channel number: Not listed
"XM Satellite Radio" channel number: Not listed
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