WGPL
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WGPL is a black gospel formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Portsmouth, Virginia, serving Hampton Roads.[1] WGPL is owned and operated by Friendship Cathedral Family Worship Center, Inc.[2]
History
The station began broadcasting as WSAP in February 1943 as a Mutual affiliate. It operated on 1490 kHz with 250 watts of power from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m.[3] As WAVY in the 1950s and '60s, the station competed against cross-town WGH with a top 40 music format until 1962. In the early 1970s the station competed against WGH and WNOR with a top 40 format as WCVU and WKLX.
WRAP
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This was the last of the three Hampton Roads radio stations to operate as WRAP. In 1989, the station was sold to Three Chiefs Broadcasting, which changed the call sign to WBSK, and fired most of the existing staff.
References
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External links
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- WGPL in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- FCC History Cards for WGPL (covering 1941-1981 as WSAP / WAVY / WCVU / WKLX / WHNE / WNIS)