Gaston College radio station WSGE 91.7 FM is a 2024 inductee into the Carolina Beach Music Awards Hall of Fame. The station, which celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2024, has been recognized as the CBMA Radio Station of the year seven times, most recently in 2023. The mission of the CBMA awards is to promote […]
WSGE 91.7 FM, Gaston College’s volunteer-driven radio station, won the Cammy Award as the 2023 Radio Station of the year at the Carolina Beach Music Awards event held in November in North Myrtle Beach, S.C. The station had been named the FM Station of the Year six times prior to the 2023 awards (in 2020, […]
Estate of long-time supporter Robert McBurney donates $100,000 The Gaston College Foundation has received a generous donation from the estate of Robert McBurney, who died on November 11, 2020. The donation is intended specifically for WSGE 91.7 FM, the College’s on-campus radio station. McBurney, of Lake Wylie, South Carolina, was a long-time supporter of WSGE […]
WSGE 91.7 FM Kicks-Off Spring 2021 Fund Drive “Music that Matters,” is this year’s theme for WSGE 91.7 FM, spring fund drive which will focus on playing genres and artists that are not commonly heard on commercial broadcast stations. According to Station Manager, Cathis Hall, “WSGE listeners rave about the diverse mix of music that […]
Listeners of WSGE 91.7 FM, Gaston College’s award-winning radio station, lent their support to make the station’s 40th Anniversary celebration and Fall/Year-end Drive successful. As a non-commercial station, WSGE solicits individual and corporate donations to assist with operating expenses. With the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the community and the economy, there was concern that the […]
WSGE 91.7 FM, Gaston College’s award-winning radio station, celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. On October 27, 1980, WSGE began broadcasting from its studio on the College’s Dallas campus. Originally part of Gaston College’s Broadcast Production and Technology Department, the station provided practical training opportunities for students interested in the broadcast industry. The FM station is […]
WSGE 91.7 FM is named the FM Station of the Year for five consecutive years WSGE 91.7 FM is named the FM Station of the Year by the Carolina Beach Music Awards, for five years in a row. The awards were announced on Sunday, November 10, during the 2019 CBMA Weekend in North Myrtle Beach, […]
