WGXL
adult contemporary hit radio station in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States
WGXL (92.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to Hanover, New Hampshire, serving the Lebanon-Claremont area. The station is owned by Great Eastern Radio, LLC. It airs a Mainstream Top 40 format. WGXL-HD2 carries a simulcast of the sports programming on sister station WTSV (94WEEI)
History
The station went on the air as WTSL-FM, the FM sister station to WTSL (1400 AM), on February 6, 1987. On June 1, 1993, the station changed its call sign to the current WGXL.
On-air staff
The current on-air hosts are Elise Valentine (morning), Stevens (late morning to early afternoon), John Tesh (syndicated in the afternoon & drivetime), Liveline with Mason (Evenings Mon-Sat) and AT40 with Ryan Seacrest (Saturday mornings).
Former on-air staff
Former members of WGXL's staff include Stevens Blanchard, Pam Bixby, Dave Cooper, Deidre Tichner, Jim Patry, Rick Murphy, Jason Place, Bev Valentine, Dan Gilland, Shane Blue (now Jackson Blue on Boston's WXKS-FM), Chris Garrett, Doug McKenzie, Steve Smith, Parker Springfield (still on sister station WKKN) and Taylor Ford.
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