WGAM
oldies radio station in Manchester, New Hampshire, United States
WGAM (1250 AM) and WGHM (900 AM) are simulcasting radio stations in southern New Hampshire, United States, broadcasting an oldies format named "Oldies Radio WGAM". WGAM is licensed to serve Manchester, and WGHM is licensed to serve Nashua. The stations are locally owned by Absolute Broadcasting, LLC. The stations are also available via FM translators at 103.5 in Manchester and 99.9 in Nashua.
History
WGAM
WGAM was previously known as WKBR, which had been a popular Top 40 music station in earlier decades, then switched to carrying One on One Sports and a country music format then finally satellite delivered oldies. On March 20, 2006, the station switched to sports radio with the slogan New Hampshire Sports Radio, WGAM, The Game. Initially affiliated with Fox Sports Radio, the station switched to ESPN Radio in October 2009.
On July 3, 2017, WGAM and WGHM changed their format from ESPN sports to oldies, branded as "Oldies Radio WGAM".
WGHM
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the station flipped formats several times, including oldies, both on their own and simulcasting WMEX from Farmington, New Hampshire. In 2004 the station carried Nashua Pride baseball games. Previous to the simulcast with WGAM, the station held the WGAM calls and carried ESPN Radio, however the network changed to Fox Sports Radio in 2006 and Absolute moved the WGAM calls to the more powerful 1250 frequency.
“WGAM” enters the record as oldies radio station in Manchester, New Hampshire, United States. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what WGAM, oldies and radio can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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