WGBJ
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WGBJ is an FM radio station
located in Fort Wayne, Indiana
. The station is licensed to Auburn, Indiana
, and operates on the FM radio frequency of 102.3 MHz.
format of the former "Extreme 96.3," which changed to a country music
format (96.3 has gone through several other changes since and is now WNHT
). In September 2001, the station rebranded as "X102.3," with new calls (WXTW) following shortly afterward. Following a sale from Summit City Radio Group to Three Amigos Broadcasting, WXTW adopted its Spanish format as "Mega 102.3" and call sign at Midnight on September 1, 2006, but the station itself first went on the air over five years earlier.
On September 21, 2009, WGBJ adopted the slogan "Power 102.3" and flipped from Spanish to a Top 40/CHR format. This move brings another Top 40s to Ft. Wayne, IN. On February 2, 2010, the station changed on air monikers to "The Killer B102.3"
In the late hours of Saturday, April 3, 2010, WGBJ again changed formats from Top 40/CHR back to a Spanish format and started once again calling itself "Power 102.3"
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
located in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne is a city in the US state of Indiana and the county seat of Allen County. The population was 253,691 at the 2010 Census making it the 74th largest city in the United States and the second largest in Indiana...
. The station is licensed to Auburn, Indiana
Auburn, Indiana
Auburn is a city in DeKalb County, Indiana, United States. The population was 13,086 at the 2010 census. Founded in 1836 by Wesley Park , the city is the county seat of DeKalb County. Auburn is also known as Home of the Classics.-Geography:...
, and operates on the FM radio frequency of 102.3 MHz.
Programming
102.3 FM signed on in March 2001 as WEJE, taking the calls and modern rockModern rock
Modern rock is a rock format commonly found on commercial radio; the format consists primarily of the alternative rock genre...
format of the former "Extreme 96.3," which changed to a country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
format (96.3 has gone through several other changes since and is now WNHT
WNHT (FM)
WNHT is an FM radio station licensed to Churubusco, Indiana but located in nearby Fort Wayne, Indiana. The station operates on the FM radio frequency of 96.3 MHz. WNHT plays a mix of both Rhythmic Top 40 hits and old school.-History:...
). In September 2001, the station rebranded as "X102.3," with new calls (WXTW) following shortly afterward. Following a sale from Summit City Radio Group to Three Amigos Broadcasting, WXTW adopted its Spanish format as "Mega 102.3" and call sign at Midnight on September 1, 2006, but the station itself first went on the air over five years earlier.
On September 21, 2009, WGBJ adopted the slogan "Power 102.3" and flipped from Spanish to a Top 40/CHR format. This move brings another Top 40s to Ft. Wayne, IN. On February 2, 2010, the station changed on air monikers to "The Killer B102.3"
In the late hours of Saturday, April 3, 2010, WGBJ again changed formats from Top 40/CHR back to a Spanish format and started once again calling itself "Power 102.3"