WGAM

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Radio station in Manchester, New Hampshire

title: "WGAM" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["radio-stations-in-new-hampshire", "manchester,-new-hampshire", "radio-stations-established-in-1946", "1946-establishments-in-new-hampshire", "oldies-radio-stations-in-the-united-states"] description: "Radio station in Manchester, New Hampshire" topic_path: "geography/united-states" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WGAM" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Radio station in Manchester, New Hampshire ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox radio station dual"]

Field	Value
name1	WGAM
name2	WGHM
city1	Manchester, New Hampshire
city2	Nashua, New Hampshire
country	United States
area	Merrimack Valley
branding	Oldies Radio WGAM
frequency1	1250 kHz
frequency2	900 kHz
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airdate1
airdate2
format	Oldies
power1
power2
class1	D
class2	D
licensing_authority	FCC
facility_id1	57088
facility_id2	41256
coordinates1
coordinates2
callsign_meaning	"The Game" (former branding)
former_callsigns1	WKBR (1946–2007)
former_callsigns2
affiliations	ABC News Radio
owner	Absolute Broadcasting, LLC
webcast
website
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WGAM (1250 AM) and WGHM (900 AM) are simulcasting radio stations in southern New Hampshire, United States, broadcasting an oldies format named "Oldies Radio WGAM". WGAM is licensed to serve Manchester, and WGHM is licensed to serve Nashua. The stations are locally owned by Absolute Broadcasting, LLC. The stations are also available via FM translators at 103.5 in Manchester and 99.9 in Nashua.

History

WGAM

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WGAM was previously known as WKBR, which had been a popular Top 40 music station in earlier decades, then switched to carrying One on One Sports and a country music format then finally satellite delivered oldies. On March 20, 2006, the station switched to sports radio with the slogan New Hampshire Sports Radio, WGAM, The Game. Initially affiliated with Fox Sports Radio, the station switched to ESPN Radio in October 2009.

On July 3, 2017, WGAM and WGHM changed their format from ESPN sports to oldies, branded as "Oldies Radio WGAM".

WGHM

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In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the station flipped formats several times, including oldies, both on their own and simulcasting WMEX from Farmington, New Hampshire. In 2004 the station carried Nashua Pride baseball games. Previous to the simulcast with WGAM, the station held the WGAM calls and carried ESPN Radio, however the network changed to Fox Sports Radio in 2006 and Absolute moved the WGAM calls to the more powerful 1250 frequency. Previous to the ESPN format, the station's call letters were WSNH. Other call signs held are WMVU and WOTW.

Shows

WGAM featured ESPN Radio programming such as Mike and Mike in the Morning, along with The Dan Patrick Show and some local programming; the station was also an affiliate for Boston Red Sox games, Boston Bruins games, Notre Dame Football games and Westwood One sports programming. Starting September 15, 2014, WGAM added former WEEI-FM host Glenn Ordway's SiriusXM show "Big Show Unfiltered" weekdays at 3p.m. After Ordway ended his show, the station returned to locally produced sports talk in the afternoons, early evenings and weekends. The station was known for devoting many hours per week covering local high school sports with play by play of individual games as well as a weekly compilation show featuring up to a dozen correspondents reporting live from high school games across the state. Several station alumni went on to prominent sports broadcasting careers including Mike Mutnansky, Rich Keefe and Christian Arcand on Boston's WEEI-FM.

Translators

References

Brouder, Ed. "WKBR Reunion". Man from Mars Productions.
Johnson, Dean. (March 24, 1992). "Talk radio hits airwaves in southern New Hampshire". [[Boston Herald]].
"WGAM Facility Record". United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division.
"WGHM Facility Record". United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division.
"Man from Mars Productions: WKBR Reunion (1/24/22)".
"North East RadioWatch: September 10, 1999".
Spiller, Karen. (2006-03-17). "Businessman to purchase Manchester radio station". Nashua Telegraph.
(October 6, 2009). "ESPN Radio to Launch on New Hampshire Duo". Radio Online.
[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/118678/espn-new-hampshire-flips-oldies/ ESPN New Hampshire Flops to Oldies] Radioinsight - July 3, 2017
"NorthEast Radio Watch by Scott Fybush".
(April 2, 2004). "Pride, WSNH agree on 2004 radio deal".
"Boston voice Ordway joins ESPN New Hampshire {{!}} New Hampshire".

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