KGSO
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| Broadcast area | Hutchinson, Kansas Wichita, Kansas |
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| Frequency | 1410 kHz |
| Branding | Wichita Sports Station 93.9 FM & 1410 AM KGSO |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports |
| Affiliations | Fox Sports Radio Oklahoma Sooners |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Steckline Communications Inc. |
| KGHF, KQAM[1] | |
| History | |
First air date | April 1, 1951 (as KWBB) |
Former call signs | KWBB (1951–1977) KBUL (1977–1978) KEYN (1978–1980) KQAM (1980–1997) KMYR (1997–2005)[2] |
| Technical information[3] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 53150 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts (day) 1,000 watts (night) |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°44′05″N 97°21′06″W / 37.73472°N 97.35167°W |
| Translator(s) | 93.9 K230BY (Wichita) |
| Repeater(s) | 99.7 KGHF-HD3 (Belle Plaine) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | KGSO Online |
KGSO (1410 AM, "Sports Radio 93.9 FM & 1410 AM KGSO") is an American broadcast radio station licensed to serve the community of Wichita, Kansas. The station is owned and operated by Steckline Communications Inc. The station was assigned current call sign "KGSO" by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on May 1, 2005.[2]
Programming
[edit]KGSO broadcasts a sports format. In addition to its usual mix of local and syndicated programming, KGSO airs local high school sports, Oklahoma Sooners football and the NBC World Series.
Daily programming includes "The Game Plan" from 6-9 a.m. Monday through Friday and is hosted by Doug Downs. From 9-11 a.m., former Wichita State & Major League Baseball player Phil Stephenson and Leon Liebl host "In the Zone." In the evening, comedian Felix Johnson and Jacob Zimmerman host "The Press Box," from 4-6 p.m., the afternoon drive time slot, topping other shows in the area in the same time. The "Saturday Morning Sports Page," which airs Saturday mornings at 7:00 in the fall, usually has a rotating host between the personalities, recaps high school football scores, and previews college and professional football that weekend.
References
[edit]- ^ McCoy, Daniel (November 16, 2009). "Steckline buys Disney Radio station". Wichita Business Journal. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
- ^ a b "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. FCC Media Bureau. May 1, 2005. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KGSO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
External links
[edit]- KGSO official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 53150 (KGSO) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KGSO in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 152851 (K230BY) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- K230BY at FCCdata.org
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