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{{Infobox radio station
| name                = WGAP
| logo                =
| city                = [[Maryville, Tennessee]]
| area                = [[Knoxville metropolitan area]]
| branding            = ''Fun 105.9''
| frequency           = 1400 [[Hertz|kHz]]
| translator          = {{Radio Relay|105.9|W290DJ|Maryville}}
| airdate             = {{Start date and age|1947|8|13}}
| format              = [[Classic hits]]
| power               = 1,000 watts
| class               = C
| facility_id         = 72087
| coordinates         = {{coord|35|45|41|N|83|58|57|W|region:US-TN_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning    =
| former_callsigns    =
| affiliations        = [[United Stations Radio Networks]]
| owner               = Loud Media LLC
| licensee            =
| sister_stations     = [[WATO (FM)|WATO]], [[WTLT]], [[WKVL (FM)|WKVL]], [[WKCE (AM)|WKCE]], [[WSMM (AM)|WVLZ]]
| webcast             = {{listenlive|https://www.fun1059.com/player/}}
| website             = {{URL|https://www.fun1059.com/}}
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
}}
'''WGAP''' (1400 [[AM broadcasting|AM]], "Fun 105.9") is a [[commercial radio|commercial]] [[radio station]] [[city of license|licensed]] to [[Maryville, Tennessee]], and serving the [[Knoxville metropolitan area]].  It broadcasts a [[classic hits]] [[radio format|format]], switching to [[Christmas music]] for much of November and December.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arbitron.com |date=Winter 2010 |title=Station Information Profile |publisher=[[Arbitron]] |access-date=March 24, 2010}}</ref>  WGAP is owned by Loud Media LLC, with studios in the [[Sunsphere]] tower on Clinch Avenue in Knoxville.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=WGAP |title=WGAP Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division |access-date=March 24, 2010}}</ref>
WGAP is powered at 1,000 [[watt]]s, using a [[omnidirectional antenna|non-directional antenna]].  Programming is also heard on [[FM translator]] '''W290DJ''' at 105.9 [[Hertz|MHz]] in Maryville.
==History==
The station [[sign-on|signed on]] the air on {{Start date and age|1947|8|13}}.<REF>[https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1950/RADIO%20&%20TV%20ALL%20YB%201950%20B&W-11.pdf ''Broadcasting Yearbook 1950'' page 278.  Retrieved Dec. 3, 2024.]</REF>  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]] [[WSMM (AM)|WKVL (850 AM)]], and two translators to Loud Media.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/223737/loud-media-expands-in-knoxville/ |title=Loud Media Expands In Knoxville |work=Radio Insight |date=April 15, 2022 |access-date=April 15, 2022}}</ref> 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.<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/238803/wgap-wkvl-go-random/ WGAP/WKVL Go Random] Radioinsight - August 22, 2022</ref>
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".<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/259042/loud-media-begins-knoxville-revamp-with-fun-105-9-launch/ Loud Media Begins Knoxville Revamp With Fun 105.9 Launch] Radioinsight - August 22, 2022</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
*{{official website|https://www.fun1059.com}}
{{AM station data|72087|WGAP}}
*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|200983|W290DJ}}
*{{FXL|W290DJ}}
{{Knoxville Radio}}
[[Category:Radio stations in Tennessee|GAP]]
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[[Category:Radio stations established in 1947]]
[[Category:1947 establishments in Tennessee]]
[[Category:Classic hits radio stations in the United States]]
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