WGAN
Encyclopedia
WGAN is an American
AM radio station licensed to Portland, Maine
and owned by Saga Communications
. It is located at 560 on the AM band. The current format is News/Talk, with local news being provided by a small local staff and national news provided by CBS
and CNN Radio.
The station was founded in 1938 by Guy Gannett Publishing, which was then the owner of the Portland Press Herald
newspaper. WGAN gained a companion television station, WGAN-TV, in 1956; it was later renamed WGME.
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AM radio station licensed to Portland, Maine
Portland, Maine
Portland is the largest city in Maine and is the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2010 city population was 66,194, growing 3 percent since the census of 2000...
and owned by Saga Communications
Saga Communications
Saga Communications is a broadcasting company that owns and operates stations in 26 markets in the United States. The company, which is based in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, primarily operates radio stations , but it also operates 9 television stations Saga Communications is a broadcasting...
. It is located at 560 on the AM band. The current format is News/Talk, with local news being provided by a small local staff and national news provided by CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
and CNN Radio.
The station was founded in 1938 by Guy Gannett Publishing, which was then the owner of the Portland Press Herald
Portland Press Herald
The Portland Press Herald publish daily newspapers in Portland, Maine, USA...
newspaper. WGAN gained a companion television station, WGAN-TV, in 1956; it was later renamed WGME.