KECG
| City | El Cerrito, California |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | San Francisco Bay Area |
| Branding | Educational Radio |
| Frequency | 88.1 MHz |
| Translator(s) | 97.7 K249DJ (San Pablo) |
| First air date | September 1978 |
| Format | Variety |
| ERP | 17 watts |
| HAAT | −29 meters (−95 ft) |
| Class | D |
| Facility ID | 19081 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 37°54′20″N 122°17′34″W / 37.90556°N 122.29278°WCoordinates: 37°54′20″N 122°17′34″W / 37.90556°N 122.29278°W |
| Callsign meaning | El Cerrito Gauchos |
| Owner | El Cerrito High School |
| Webcast | Listen Live-Shoutcast Link |
| Website | WorldOneRadio.org |
KECG (88.1 FM), stylized as keCg, is a noncommercial educational radio station, broadcasting a variety format. Licensed to El Cerrito, California, United States, the station is owned by El Cerrito High School.[1] The station is operated by the school, and is a broadcast service of the West Contra Costa Unified School District.
Translators[edit]
In addition to the main transmitter on 88.1, KECG is relayed by translator K249DJ on 97.7 FM, which widens its broadcast area. This translator was originally licensed in 1994 at 89.9 FM, but the frequency was changed due to a dispute with Howell Mountain Broadcasting, licensee of what was then KNDL 89.9 FM, in Angwin.[2]
| Call sign | Frequency (MHz) |
City of license | Facility ID |
ERP W |
Height m (ft) |
Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K249DJ | 97.7 | San Pablo, California | 19082 | 10 | 138 m (453 ft) | D | 37°57′29″N 122°18′41″W / 37.95806°N 122.31139°W | FCC |
History[edit]
Construction of KECG began in 1972, in the basement of the north wing of the old El Cerrito High School. Mr. Maynes' wood shop built the studios, and the electronics department, under Elmer Peterson, installed the electronics. Originally, KECG was supposed to broadcast "elevator-style" music.[citation needed]
The activation of the transmitter was delayed several years. NPR station KQED-FM objected to KECG going on the air, stating that "They should broadcast over the telephone line."[3] Local ABC news anchor Van Amburg was quite helpful, having continued his FCC certification even after moving from engineering to on-air talent.[citation needed] KECG began broadcasting in September 1978;[4] by then, the "elevator music" format plan had been dropped.
After Elmer Peterson died, responsibility for KECG moved from the Industrial Arts division to new leadership, with a more journalistic emphasis. In 2005, the old campus was demolished. KECG's current studios are located on the 2nd floor of the main building of the new campus of El Cerrito High School.
References[edit]
- ^ "KECG Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_list.pl?Facility_id=19082&Superseded=1
- ^ http://worldoneradio.org/
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2009 (PDF). 2009. p. D-82. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
External links[edit]
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KECG
- Radio-Locator information on KECG
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KECG
- Query the FCC's FM station database for K249DJ
- Radio-Locator information on K249DJ
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