WGBL
| City | Gulfport, Mississippi |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Biloxi-Gulfport, Mississippi |
| Branding | G96-7 |
| Slogan | The Throwback Station |
| Frequency | 96.7 MHz |
| First air date | 1977 |
| Format | Classic hip-hop |
| ERP | 4,300 watts |
| HAAT | 119 meters |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 61305 |
| Callsign meaning | W Gulfport Biloxi Long Beach |
| Former callsigns | WQFX (1985-1986) WQFX-FM (1986-1993) WXRG (1993-1997) WLRK (1997-1999) WUJM (1999-2014) |
| Owner |
Alpha Media (Alpha Media Licensee LLC) |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | G96-7 Online |
WGBL (96.7 FM, "G96-7"), is a radio station based in Gulfport–Biloxi, Mississippi broadcasting a Classic hip-hop format. The station is owned by Alpha Media, and broadcasts their format with an ERP of 4.3 kW. WGBL broadcasts from the same transmitter tower as sister station, 107-1 The Monkey, in Orange Grove.
Not a whole lot is known about 96.7 FM until 1985, when the station flipped to an Adult Contemporary format as "Mix 96" and then later "Mix 96.7". This lasted until March 1993, when the station flipped to classic rock as "Rock 96.7 WXRG".
On February 14, 1997, WXRG dropped its Classic Rock format for its Soft Adult Contemporary as "Lite Rock 96.7" WLRK. The format proved to be unsuccessful and in September 1999, the station flipped to the popular Urban Oldies format as "Jammin Oldies 96.7".
In 2001, the Urban Oldies format was dropped and the station flipped once again, this time to a Hot Adult Contemporary format as "Molly @ 96.7". The station proved to be quite successful for a few years until March 2005 when the station dropped the format for Classic Country as "96.7 Hank-FM" with the popular John Boy & Billy show in mornings.
On August 27, 2011, WUJM dumped its classic country programming and began stunting with a loop of Gary Glitter's Rock and Roll, Part 2. On August 29, 2011, the station flipped to Sports Talk as "96-7 The Champ" with most of its programming coming from ESPN Radio.
In July 2014, station owner, Triad Broadcasting was sold to Alpha Media along with sister stations, WCPR, WXYK, WQBB and WTNI
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