WGFY

WGFY (1480 AM) is a radio station serving the Charlotte, North Carolina, market. The station is owned by the Charlotte Advent Media Corporation. WGFY broadcasts with a power of 4,400 watts daytime (5,000 watts at night). It broadcasts a Christian radio format as an affiliate of LifeTalk Radio.

History

The 1480 frequency arrived in Charlotte in 1954 with the call letters WWOK. Initially a daytime operation with 1000 watts, the station added a directional antenna system and nighttime operation in the late 1950s. The station was Charlotte's Mutual Broadcasting System affiliate, and played middle of the road music.

By 1961, WWOK played country music. In 1969, the station was purchased by Mission Broadcasting of San Antonio, Texas, an early ancestor of Clear Channel Communications. Around this same time, Mission also purchased Miami R&B station WAME ("The Whammy in Miami"). The company flipped the call letters on its two acquisitions, sending WWOK to Florida and bringing WAME to Charlotte.