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Radio station in Gainesville, Florida, United States
WGOT-LP
(100.1
FM
) was a
low power
FM
radio station
that broadcast from
Gainesville
,
Florida
,
United States
. WGOT-LP was last operated as a
community radio
station by the
Civic Media Center
, a non-profit library in Gainesville.
History
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The Civic Media Center first applied for a permit for a low-power FM station in 2001.
[1]
The construction permit for WGOT-LP was granted in May 2005.
[2]
WGOT-LP originally broadcast on 94.7
MHz
, sharing this frequency with
WVFP-LP
, owned by the Faith Presbyterian Church, and
WGLJ-LP
, owned by the Calvary Church Gainesville. The frequency was previously used by
Free Radio Gainesville
, a pirate radio station.
[3]
In January 2012, the station began streaming its audio online.
[4]
Streaming was terminated due to copyright issues in October 2015.
[5]
Frequency change
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On February 28, 2017, the station moved to 100.1 MHz to facilitate 24-hour operation.
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The Civic Media Center and Library surrendered WGOT-LP's license to the
Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) on October 10, 2023; the FCC cancelled the license the following day.
Programming
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WGOT-LP aired several locally produced programs and a weekly one-hour show produced by the Civic Media Center and
Counterpoise
volunteers. The station was a
Pacifica Radio
affiliate and broadcast several Pacifica programs, including
Democracy Now!
with
Amy Goodman
and
Juan Gonzalez
.
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See also
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References
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External links
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