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By 2009, the station changed management and adapted "Speakin' Easy New Orleans Style" as the station moniker. The lineup included local programming during the day (including Jeff Crouere, Tom Fitzmorris and Tim McNally) and syndicated programs at night, such as
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newspaper. From 2004 to 2006, it was known as "BizRadio 990." During this time there were local hosts most of the day discussing money and business topics for investors. The station used syndicated programming in the evening and
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for national news, with some local news inserts. In 2001, the station gave New Orleans its first Business Talk format. The station was billed as "City Business 990," touting its relationship with the local
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Post-Katrina (2007), the station used the "Voice of the Northshore" moniker, aiming its news & traffic reports at
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AM 990 went through a series of call letter and format changes over the years. In the mid-1950s it was home to
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so WGSO must reduce power at night to 310 watts to avoid interference to other stations. The
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and was owned by George Mayoral, broadcasting from the Jung Hotel. WJMR was the
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music." In 1964, when WJMR-TV was sold, AM 990's call sign was changed to
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is weak during the day and practically unlistenable at nighttime power.
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in the fall of 1984. Those call letters lasted less than a year.
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to stay on the air around the clock. The station briefly became
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The station is owned by Northshore Radio, LLC., a 1607: 1589: 1232: 1137: 1112: 1050: 1007: 858: 839: 735: 355: 351: 339: 316: 311: 295: 285: 275: 263: 258: 238: 233: 222: 217: 203: 193: 177: 172: 162: 149: 139: 126: 1724:News and talk radio stations in the United States 707: 667:Facility details for Facility ID 52433 (WGSO) 8: 538:format with some local DJs during the day. 121: 1004: 714: 700: 692: 120: 109:Learn how and when to remove this message 1625:United Radio Broadcasters of New Orleans 600: 546:On December 1, 1993 the station became 516:In the 1980s, it got approval from the 7: 47:adding citations to reliable sources 1666:List of radio stations in Louisiana 1729:Radio stations established in 1984 609:"Facility Technical Data for WGSO" 554:format. It used an audio feed of 14: 617:Federal Communications Commission 518:Federal Communications Commission 23: 673:Licensing and Management System 613:Licensing and Management System 527:On June 4, 1985, 990 AM became 414:By day, WGSO is powered at 600 34:needs additional citations for 208:Genesis Communications Network 1: 1719:Radio stations in New Orleans 1142:by frequency & subchannel 724:New Orleans metropolitan area 144:New Orleans metropolitan area 485:to FM outlet WRCM (now 97.1 403:weeknights and updates from 16:Radio station in New Orleans 459:the air on January 27, 1946 318:Public license information 1745: 1646:Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula 687:FCC History Cards for WGSO 642:Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 591:, and Dr. Ronald Hoffman. 411:are on Carondelet Street. 1633: 647:Broadcasting & Cable 470:. 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