WGCI-FM

WGCI-FM
Chicago, Illinois;
Broadcast area	Chicago metropolitan area; Northwest Indiana;
Frequency	107.5 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	107.5 WGCI
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Urban contemporary
Affiliations	Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia; (iHM Licenses, LLC);
Sister stations	WCHI-FM; WGRB; WKSC-FM; WLIT-FM; WVAZ; WVON;
History
First air date	December 4, 1958
Former call signs	WFMQ (1958–65); WNUS-FM (1965–75); WGCI (1975–83);
Call sign meaning	formerly owned by Globetrotter Communications, Inc.
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	51165
Class	B
ERP	3,700 watts
HAAT	472 meters (1,549 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	41.879°N 87.636°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live (via iHeartRadio)
Website	wgci.iheart.com

WGCI-FM (107.5 MHz) is an urban contemporary radio station that is licensed to Chicago, Illinois, serving the Chicago metropolitan area and Northwest Indiana. It is owned and operated by iHeartMedia (formerly known as Clear Channel Communications until September 2014).

WGCI broadcasts with 3,700 watts (3.7 kilowatts) at 107.5 megahertz (MHz) from atop the Willis Tower in Downtown Chicago, and has studios located in the Illinois Center complex on Michigan Avenue. Like many Clear Channel-owned urban radio stations, it uses the slogan "Chicago's #1 For Hip Hop and R&B".

In 2005, WGCI began broadcasting in IBOC digital radio, using the HD Radio system from iBiquity.

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