WGEM-FM
| WGEM-FM logo | |
| City of license | Quincy, Illinois |
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| 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 |
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| Callsign meaning | GEM City |
| Former callsigns | WQDI (1947-1953) |
| Affiliations | ABC News Radio |
| Owner | Quincy Newspapers (WGEM License, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WGEM, WGEM-TV |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www |
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 Newspapers.
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 Neal Boortz 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.
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