KGNC
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| City | Amarillo, Texas |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 710 kHz |
| Branding | Newstalk 710 & 97.5 KGNC! |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/Talk/Sports |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Alpha Media LLC (Alpha Media Licensee LLC) |
| KXGL, KVWE | |
| History | |
First air date | 1922 (as WDAG) |
Call sign meaning | K Globe News Company |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 63159 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 10,000 watts |
| Translator(s) | 97.5 K248DE (Amarillo) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | kgncnewsnow.com |
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| City | Amarillo, Texas |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Amarillo, Texas |
| Frequency | 97.9 MHz |
| Branding | Amarillo's Country 97.9 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Affiliations | ABC News Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Alpha Media LLC (Alpha Media Licensee LLC) |
| KXGL KVWE | |
| History | |
First air date | 1992 |
Call sign meaning | K Globe News Company |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 63161 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 398 meters |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | kgncfm.com |
KGNC is a radio broadcast service in Amarillo, Texas, United States. It operates KGNC (710 AM) and KGNC-FM (97.9 FM). Both stations are owned by the Alpha Media LLC. Studios for both AM and FM partners are located in southwest Amarillo near the former Western Plaza shopping center.
KGNC was formed when the Amarillo Globe-News Publishing Company purchased two radio stations, WDAG and KRGS. WDAG was the first radio station in Amarillo. On December 24, 1958, KGNC aired the first FM broadcast in the Amarillo region.
KGNC boasts a relatively large coverage area, due to its fairly high power (10,000-watt signal) and the surrounding area's high ground conductivity, based from its transmitter northeast of Amarillo in Carson County. KGNC provides at least secondary coverage of large portions of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and New Mexico, including such cities as Lubbock and Abilene, Texas; Clovis and Roswell, New Mexico and Garden City, Kansas. Under the right conditions, KGNC's signal has been received during the day in the suburbs of Dallas and Oklahoma City. At night, KGNC can sometimes be heard as far west as Tucson, Arizona.
710 AM is a United States clear-channel frequency, on which WOR in New York, New York and KIRO in Seattle, Washington share Class A status. Other stations on this frequency must protect the nighttime skywave signals of the Class A stations, with reduced power and/or directional signals.
KGNC-FM airs a country music format while KGNC broadcasts news and provides syndicated talk show programs such as The Rush Limbaugh Show and The Kim Komando Show. The transmitter for this station is in unincorporated Potter County north of Amarillo.
Both stations are responsible for the activation of the Emergency Alert System in the Amarillo area.
Programming[edit]
Newstalk 710 broadcasts ABC News on the hour, every hour, along with local news and weather updates (except during sporting events).
Weekdays[edit]
Local news updates are broadcast at 4 minutes past the hour. Weekday programs include NewsDay Amarillo, The Chat with David Lovejoy, Lori Crofford, Chuck Williams simulcast TV broadcast on Newschannel 10 from 7am to 9am Brian Kilmeade & Friends, The Rush Limbaugh Show, Markley, Van Camp and Robbins, and The Dave Ramsey Show
Saturday[edit]
Local news updates are broadcast at 4 minutes past the hour until 5:04 PM. Regular programs include Coast to Coast AM with George Noory, The Golden Spread Agri-Business Hour, NewsDay Amarillo, Southwest Outdoors with Mel Phillips, Smart Money Radio with Mark and Marcy McKay, The Panhandle Greenhouse Garden Show, Dale Buckner's Financial Clinic, Let Me Speak To The Realtor with Greg Glenn, Rush Limbaugh Week in Review, and The Dave Ramsey Show.
Sunday[edit]
Regular programs include Coast to Coast AM with Ian Punnett, The Horse Show, The Cowboy Corner, The Kim Komando Show, The Dave Ramsey Show, Coast to Coast AM with George Noory, and select paid programming.
Sporting events[edit]
- Texas Rangers baseball
- Dallas Cowboys Football games
Programming will resume as scheduled after the conclusion of the sporting event.
History[edit]
KGNC arose from a 1935 merger of two stations, WDAG and KGRS, that shared the 1410 kHz broadcasting frequency in Amarillo. After Federal Communications Commission approval of the merger, KGNC operated with 2,500 W (daytime) and 1,000 W (night). It was owned and operated by the Amarillo Globe-News.[1]
Translator[edit]
| Call sign | Frequency (MHz) |
City of license | Facility ID |
ERP (W) |
Height (m (ft)) |
Class | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K248DE | 97.5 MHz | Amarillo, Texas | 147975 | 250 | 157 m (515 ft) | D | FCC LMS |
KGNC-FM[edit]
AIRSTAFF - KGNC FM[edit]
Big D and Bubba/Mornings - 5am - 9am
Kelsey K/ Middays - 9am - 3pm
Scott Gaines/ Afternoons - 3pm - 7pm
BDub /Evenings - 7pm -12am
Lori Crofford - Weekends
Zac Granthem - Weekends
Kaleb Collins - Weekends
References[edit]
- ^ "Newspaper Operates KGNC" (PDF). Broadcasting. July 1, 1935. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- "KGNC profile". Morris Communications. January 21, 2006.
- Amarillo, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online. Accessed January 21, 2006
External links[edit]
KGNC[edit]
- KGNC website
- KGNC in the FCC AM station database
- KGNC on Radio-Locator
- KGNC in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
KGNC-FM[edit]
- KGNC-FM website
- KGNC in the FCC FM station database
- KGNC on Radio-Locator
- KGNC in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
Coordinates: 35°25′11″N 101°33′24″W / 35.41972°N 101.55667°W