| WGAP | |
| City: | Maryville, Tennessee |
| Area: | Knoxville metropolitan area |
| Branding: | Fun 105.9 |
| Frequency: | 1400 kHz |
| Format: | Classic hits |
| Power: | 1,000 watts |
| Class: | C |
| Facility Id: | 72087 |
| Coordinates: | 35.7614°N -83.9825°W |
| Affiliations: | United Stations Radio Networks |
| Owner: | Loud Media LLC |
| Sister Stations: | WATO, WTLT, WKVL, WKCE, WVLZ |
| Licensing Authority: | FCC |
WGAP (1400 AM, "Fun 105.9") is a commercial radio station licensed to Maryville, Tennessee, and serving the Knoxville metropolitan area. It broadcasts a classic hits format, switching to Christmas music for much of November and December.[1] WGAP is owned by Loud Media LLC, with studios in the Sunsphere tower on Clinch Avenue in Knoxville.[2]
WGAP is powered at 1,000 watts, using a non-directional antenna. Programming is also heard on FM translator W290DJ at 105.9 MHz in Maryville.
The station signed on the air on .Broadcasting Yearbook 1950 page 278. Retrieved Dec. 3, 2024. It has always used the call sign WGAP. It was owned by Blount Broadcasting with studios and offices in the Gateway National Bank. The power was only 250 watts.
On April 15, 2022, the Blount Broadcasting Corporation announced that it had come to an agreement to sell WGAP, its sister station WKVL (850 AM), and two translators to Loud Media.[3] The sale was consummated on August 17, 2022. On August 22, 2022, WGAP changed its format from classic country to variety hits, branded as "Random Music Radio", simulcasting WKVL.[4]
On September 20, 2023, WGAP switched from variety hits to classic hits. It uses the dial position of its FM translator, calling itself "Fun 105.9".[5]