KGA

KGA (1510 kHz) is an AM All-Sports radio station based in Spokane, Washington. It is owned by Mapleton Communications and airs programming from the CBS Sports Radio Network as well as several sports talk shows from 710 KIRO in Seattle. KGA carries play by play from the Spokane Indians minor league baseball team, the Spokane Chiefs junior ice hockey team, and teams fielded by Gonzaga University. It's three-letter Call sign indicates it was one of the earliest radio stations in Washington, going on the air in 1927. Its studios and offices are located on East 57th Avenue and its transmitter site is in Spangle, Washington.

History

KGA was first licensed on February 4, 1927, by original owner Louis Wasmer. KGA's first studios were in the old Radio Center Building across the street from the Davenport Hotel and its transmitter was on the northside of Spokane where the Lidgerwood Elementary School is now located. KGA was a successful Country music outlet from the 1969 until 1994, when it switched to a news/talk format. KGA's former owners also established a short lived, lower powered Country Music station based in Kirkland, Washington (near Seattle) called KGAA (now KARR). Also in the history of KGA were the Top 40 years, from January 1968 until June 1969, featuring disc jockeys Shane Showtime and Joe Fiala.