About WGOT
We are the Robin Hoods of Radio, taking the media back for the Gainesville community.
Our History
In 2001, the Civic Media Center applied for a low-power FM permit, planting the seed for what would become a vital community voice. After years of waiting, Gainesville finally got its own community radio station when WGOT-LP began broadcasting in January of 2008.
Originally, we shared the 94.7 frequency with two other stations and could only broadcast for a few hours each day. But in 2017, WGOT moved to its own dedicated channel at 100.1 FM and began the 24/7 operations that continue to serve our community today.
Our Mission
Gainesville Community Radio is part of the larger fight for independent, locally-produced, community-owned media. Our mission is to take back the public airwaves by providing a fresh, engaging, and empowering approach to programming. We dare to be courageous, outrageous, boldly eclectic, unabashedly quirky, and unremittingly innovative.
Challenge & Inform
We provide factual national, state, and local news from a fresh perspective on issues critical to you.
Foster Democracy
We serve as a public forum for citizen debate and greater democratic participation.
Celebrate Community
We highlight new voices in the arts, especially local musicians, artists, authors, and performers.
"[People] in earnest have no time to waste in patching fig-leaves for the naked truth."
- James Russell Lowell