WMOP
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WMOP is a commercial radio station
in Ocala, Florida
, broadcasting to the Gainesville
-Ocala, Florida
area on 900 AM
. WMOP is the ESPN affiliate for Ocala; additionally, it produces local content which is also broadcast on Gainesville station WGGG
, owned by the same company and co-marketed together with WMOP as "ESPN Sports Radio". WMOP originally signed on in 1953. The current sports format began in 1996.
WMOP is the Ocala affiliate for the Florida Gators
radio network, broadcasting football, men's basketball, and baseball games.
From 1961 to 1985, WMOP(AM) had an FM sister station at 93.7 FM, which is now known as WOGK
. WMOP currently simulcasts at 100.1 FM in Ocala.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
in Ocala, Florida
Ocala, Florida
Ocala is a city in Marion County, Florida. As of 2007, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 53,491. It is the county seat of Marion County, and the principal city of the Ocala, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated 2007 population of 324,857.-History:Ocala...
, broadcasting to the Gainesville
Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Alachua County, Florida, United States as well as the principal city of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area . The preliminary 2010 Census population count for Gainesville is 124,354. Gainesville is home to the sixth...
-Ocala, Florida
Ocala, Florida
Ocala is a city in Marion County, Florida. As of 2007, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 53,491. It is the county seat of Marion County, and the principal city of the Ocala, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated 2007 population of 324,857.-History:Ocala...
area on 900 AM
AM broadcasting
AM broadcasting is the process of radio broadcasting using amplitude modulation. AM was the first method of impressing sound on a radio signal and is still widely used today. Commercial and public AM broadcasting is carried out in the medium wave band world wide, and on long wave and short wave...
. WMOP is the ESPN affiliate for Ocala; additionally, it produces local content which is also broadcast on Gainesville station WGGG
WGGG
WGGG is a commercial radio station in Gainesville, Florida, broadcasting to the Gainesville-Ocala, Florida area on 1230 AM. WGGG is the ESPN affiliate for Gainesville; additionally, it broadcasts local content provided by Ocala station WMOP, owned by the same company and co-marketed together with...
, owned by the same company and co-marketed together with WMOP as "ESPN Sports Radio". WMOP originally signed on in 1953. The current sports format began in 1996.
WMOP is the Ocala affiliate for the Florida Gators
Florida Gators
The Florida Gators are the intercollegiate sports teams that represent the University of Florida located in Gainesville, Florida. The "Lady Gators" is an alternative nickname sometimes used by the Gators women's teams...
radio network, broadcasting football, men's basketball, and baseball games.
From 1961 to 1985, WMOP(AM) had an FM sister station at 93.7 FM, which is now known as WOGK
WOGK
WOGK , known as "K-Country", is a commercial radio station in Ocala, Florida, broadcasting to the Gainesville-Ocala, Florida area on 93.7 MHz. The station can also be heard as far as Lakeland, Orlando and Jacksonville.-History:...
. WMOP currently simulcasts at 100.1 FM in Ocala.