WGAT
Station Information
Station Information
Call Letters: WGAT
Frequency: 1050 AM
Location: Gate City, VA
WGAT banned The Beatles!
Evidence of the Ban:
Evidence of the Ban:
The Kingsport Times-News in Tennessee reported on August 7, 1966: "Chuck Newton, with Station WGAT in Gate City, said the mop-haired foursome should be banned from the country. 'We have banned the Beatles from our programming and they ought to stay out of the country,' said Newton. 'Even the teens around this area are going along with what I say--that the Beatles should be banned from the United States.' "
Current Info:
Current Info:
now defunct