WWGR, commonly called Gator Country 101.9, is a country musicradio station based in the Fort Myers, FL area. The station, which is owned by Renda Broadcasting, operates at 101.9 MHz with an ERP of 100 kW. This power gives it one of the best radio signals in all of Southwest Florida. Its transmitter is located off Corkscrew Road in Estero. This incredible signal also has its disadvantages, having exceptional interference with 101.9 "AMP Radio" WQMP, an CHR/Top 40 licensed to Daytona Beach, but serves Orlando. The Sebring, Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Avon Park areas are the most affected by this interference with powerful radios receiving those two stations almost as one.
History
WWGR signed on in 1969 as WHEW-FM, and was a station that targeted the greater Fort Myers area as a Country station during the 1970s and 1980s. During that time, the station struggled to find a strong hold on the market's country music listeners. That coupled with the increased competition from WCKT made it a very tough course for the station to sustain.
In 2006, Gator Country, led by vocalist Jimmy Farrar, continued to perform popular songs such as "Beatin' The Odds", "Bounty Hunter" as well as "Oh Atlanta".
2006
On June 19, 2006, founding guitarist Duane Roland died at his home in St. Augustine, Florida, at the age of 53, according to Bobby Ingram on the Molly Hatchet MySpace website. He had been playing with the band Gator Country as late as May 2006. His death was listed as being of "natural causes" according to a June 25, 2006, The Boston Globe obituary report.
Guitarist Paul Chapman joined the band in July 2006.
2008
In July 2008, the Gator Country band web site reported that lead singer Jimmy Farrar had suffered a mild stroke. According to the web site: "It is true that Jimmy, our beloved brother and front man, suffered a stroke a couple of weeks ago. He woke up, as he puts it, "Feelin' kind of funky" on his left side. As strokes go, it was a mild one and he is having very minimal effects as a result. The first morning in the hospital they had him up and walking the halls and he's been mobile ever since. The only complaint he has is a little weakness in his left arm. Some physical therapy is expected to help with that."
I've been to Alabama, people ain't a whole lot to see; Skynyrd says it's a real sweet home but it ain't nothing to me. Charlie Daniels will tell you the good Lord lives in Tenessee, ha! But I'm going back to gator country where the wine and the women are free. Chorus: There's a gator in the bushes, he's calling my name, And a saying come on boy, you better make it back home again. There's many roads I've travelled but they all kind of look the same. There's a gator in the bushes, Lord, he calling my name. Old Richard Betts will tell ya Lord he was born a Ramblin' Man. Well he can ramble back to Georgia but I won't give a damn. Elvin Bishop out struttin his stuff with little Miss Slick Titty Boom. But I'm going back to gator country to get me some elbow room. There's a gator in the bushes he's calling my name. and saying come on boy, you better make it back home again. There's many roads I've travelled but they all kinda look the same. There's a gator in the bushes, Lord, he calling my name. Yep. There's Marshall Tucker riding a rainbow searching for a pot of gold. Well they can take the highway, baby, and they can take all they can hold. The Outlaws down in Tampa town it's a mighty fine place to be. They got green grass and got high tides and sure looks good to me. Chorus: There's a gator in the bushes, he's calling my name. Saying come on boy, you better make it back home again. There's so many roads I've travelled but they all kinda look the same. There's a gator in the bushes , Lord, he's calling my name. LEAD BREAK Oh gator country, a little bit of that chomp chomp
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Slaughter's pass block grade for the season stands at 83.8 and his run block grade of 79.1 ranks seventh in the country. Slaughter has started all 12 games for the Florida Gators this season and has made 20 starts over the last two seasons ... Offense.
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ChefPriscillaGator is the executive chef at TNT Rooftop Restaurant, 5405 W ... Gator moved to the U.S ... Her culinary journey has taken her across the country where each day her "love for cooking grows.".
Slaughter's pass block grade for the season stands at 83.8 and his run block grade of 79.1 ranks seventh in the country. Slaughter is the second offensive lineman in three years under Florida Gators ...
Slaughter's pass block grade for the season stands at 83.8 and his run block grade of 79.1 ranks seventh in the country. Slaughter is the second offensive lineman in three years under Florida Gators ...
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