WGFT
| City | Campbell, Ohio |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Youngstown-Warren |
| Branding | Star 94.7 |
| Frequency | 1330 kHz |
| Translator(s) | 94.7 W234CH (Girard) |
| First air date | 1963 (as WHOT) |
| Format | Urban adult contemporary |
| Power | 500 watts (day) |
| Class | D |
| Facility ID | 74164 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 41°5′21.00″N 80°36′55.00″W / 41.0891667°N 80.6152778°W |
| Callsign meaning | The G i F T (former nickname) |
| Former callsigns |
WHOT (1963-1990) WYWR (1990-1992) WZKC (1992-1993) WASN (1993-2003) |
| Owner |
Helen Bednarczyk (sale pending to LHTC Media,Inc)(Y-Town Radio Broadcasting, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WASN W232AI |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 947-star.com |
Helen Bednarczyk
WGFT (1330 AM) is a radio station licensed to Campbell, Ohio, United States. The station serves the Youngstown-Warren area with an Urban adult contemporary format. The station is owned by Helen Bednarczyk, through licensee Y-Town Radio Broadcasting, LLC.
Prior to 1990, the frequency was the second home to WHOT, one of the longest-running Top 40 stations in the country. WHOT relocated to this frequency from the 1570 frequency, enabling it to operate as a full-time station for the first time. After moving both to the FM dial in 1984, and to the 1390 kHz facility on April 23, 1990, the license was re-activated as a separate station, WYWR, that October 8. By July 6, 1992, the station changed its call sign to WZKC, then to WASN on November 15, 1993, and swapped callsigns with WGFT on December 1, 2003.
The station switched from a gospel music format to a talk/personality format in December 2007. The WGFT calls refer to the station's former gospel music format ("The Gift"), which now resides on sister station WASN AM 1500. It was a full-time station until around 2000, when its night power was voluntarily relinquished. However, their web streaming now operates on a 24-hour basis, along with sister station (and fellow daytimer) WGFT.
In addition to Don Imus, Laura Ingraham, Dave Ramsey, Sean Hannity and Mark Levin, the station featured a local daily talk radio show hosted by Louie Free. Free's show originated on sister station WASN until January 1, 2010, when WASN changed from a Hispanic and gospel music format to carry urban-oriented news/talk programming; Free moved to WYCL and WHTX the following year.
WGFT changed its format to classic hits early in 2012.
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