WGEM-FM

WGEM-FM

City	Quincy, Illinois
Broadcast area	Quincy/Hannibal/Keokuk
Branding	News/Talk 105
Slogan	The Talk of the Tri-States
Frequency	105.1 MHz
First air date	August 1, 1947
Format	News/talk
ERP	26,500 watts
HAAT	209 meters
Class	B
Facility ID	54281
Transmitter coordinates	39°57′4.00″N 91°19′53.00″W / 39.9511111°N 91.3313889°W / 39.9511111; -91.3313889 (WGEM-FM)
Callsign meaning	GEM City
Former callsigns	WQDI (1947-1953)
Affiliations	ABC News Radio
Owner	Quincy Media (WGEM License, LLC)
Sister stations	WGEM, WGEM-TV
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	www.wgem.com

WGEM-FM (105.1 FM; "News/Talk 105") is a radio station in Quincy, Illinois broadcasting a news/talk format. The station is owned by Quincy Media.

History

The station signed on August 1, 1947 as WQDI.^[1]^[2] It was Quincy Newspapers' first broadcasting station, signing on five months before WGEM; it was also the first FM station in the market.^[2] The WQDI callsign was retained until 1953, when the station became WGEM-FM to match the AM station and WGEM-TV.^[3]^[4]

For much of its early history, WGEM-FM was a simulcast of WGEM.^[5] This ended by 1976, when the station implemented a country music format;^[6] "Gem Country" lasted until 2002, when it gave way to the current news/talk format.^[7]

Programming

WGEM-FM's schedule includes the two-hour morning show WGEM News Talk Live!, several news-oriented local programs, as well as simulcasts of WGEM-TV's newscasts and NBC Nightly News. The station also carries some syndicated talk shows, including The Dave Ramsey Show, The Clark Howard Show, The Laura Ingraham Show, The Kim Komando Show, and The Michael Medved Show. WGEM-FM also carries St. Louis Cardinals baseball.

References

↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1948 (PDF). 1948. p. 178. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
1 2 "Why Advertise With WGEM Radio?". WGEM.com. June 10, 2008. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1953 (PDF). 1953. p. 131. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
↑ Broadcasting Yearbook-Marketbook 1954 (PDF). 1954. p. 130. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1958 (PDF). 1958. p. A-278. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 (PDF). 1977. p. C-132. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
↑ "About WGEM". WGEM.com. Archived from the original on February 3, 2004. Retrieved April 11, 2010.

External links

Official website

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Radio-Locator information on WGEM

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Radio in the Quincy/Hannibal/Keokuk Market

By AM frequency	790 930 990 1070 1310 1360 1440 1530

By FM frequency	88.5 89.5 89.7 90.3 90.9 91.7 92.9 94.5 95.3 96.3 97.9 99.5 100.5 100.9 102.9 103.9 104.3 105.1 105.9 106.7 107.5 107.9

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.475

By callsign	KBKB KGRC KHMO KICK-FM KJIR KKAC KMDY KMEM-FM KOKX KOKX-FM KRNQ KRRY KRXL KWBZ KZZK W209CH WCAZ WCOY WGCA-FM WGEM WGEM-FM WIUW WLIQ WPWQ WQCY WQIN WQJC-LP WQUB WRMS WTAD WXK82

Defunct	KQPW-LP

Nearby radio markets Burlington Cedar Rapids–Iowa City Columbia-Jefferson City Ottumwa Peoria Quad Cities Springfield, IL See also List of radio stations in Illinois List of radio stations in Missouri

News/talk radio stations in the state of Illinois

All-news	WBBM – Chicago WCFS – Elmwood Park

News and talk	KFTK – East St. Louis KQQZ – Fairview Heights WAIK – Galesburg WBBA-FM – Pittsfield WBEL – South Beloit WBIG – Aurora WBGZ – Alton WCIL – Carbondale WCMY – Ottawa WCPT – Willow Springs WCRA – Effingham WCSJ – Morris WDAN – Danville WDWS – Champaign WFIW – Fairfield WGEM – Quincy WGFA – Watseka WGIL – Galesburg WGN – Chicago WGNU – Granite City WHOW – Clinton WIND – Chicago WJBC – Bloomington WJBM – Jerseyville WJOL – Joliet WJPF – Herrin WKAN – Kankakee WKEI – Kewanee WKYX – Golconda WLBK – DeKalb WLMD - Bushnell WLS – Chicago WMAY – Springfield WMIX – Mount Vernon WRHL – Rochelle WRMN – Elgin WROK – Rockford WRPW – Colfax WSDR – Sterling WSDZ – Belleville WSOY – Decatur WTAD – Quincy WTAX – Springfield WTIM – Assumption WTRH – Ramsey WZOE – Princeton WZUS – Macon

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Illinois

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Television stations

ABC network affiliates	WAOW / WYOW / WMOW ¹ WEEK ¹ WKOW WPTA WQOW / WXOW

CBS network affiliates	KBJR / KRII ¹ WBNG

The CW affiliates ¹	KDLH ³ KTIV KTTC KWWL WBNG WEEK WGEM WISE ³ WMOW / WAOW / WYOW WQOW / WXOW WREX WVVA

Fox network affiliates	KXLT ³ WGEM ¹

MyNetworkTV affiliates ¹	KBJR / KRII ³ WPTA

NBC Network affiliates	KBJR / KRII KTIV KTTC KWWL WEEK WGEM-TV WPTA ¹ WREX WVVA

Other affiliates	WSJV (Heroes and Icons)

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Interactive asset

Pro Video

¹ These stations (except for WMOW) broadcast these networks on their digital subchannels.
² Quincy operates this station owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group.
³ Quincy operates this station owned by SagamoreHill Broadcasting.

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