KKGB
Radio station in Sulphur, Louisiana
30°14′41.0″N 93°20′37.0″W / 30.244722°N 93.343611°W / 30.244722; -93.343611KKGB (101.3 FM) is a classic rock formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Sulphur, Louisiana, serving Southwest Louisiana.[1] KKGB is owned and operated by Cumulus Media.[3] Its studios are located on Broad Street in downtown Lake Charles and its transmitter is in Sulphur, Louisiana.
History
The station signed on the air in 1977 with the callsign KTQQ, and branded as "Q101 - The Country Boss" and was a fierce competitor against country station KYKZ 96 throughout the 1980s. It was originally located at frequency 100.9 MHz. KTQQ eventually succumbed to country station Kicks 96 in popularity by the 1990s; the country format was put to an end and the station was later bought as a sister station. Due to pressure by the FCC; the station was forced to move from 100.9 to 101.3 MHz as a Class C3 station in the mid 1990s to avoid ongoing interference with KJAS (now KKHT) located also at 100.9 MHz, and this time with a new callsign change from KTQQ to KKGB.
References
- ^ a b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-258–259. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
- ^ "KKGB Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
External links
- Rock 101 Online
- KKGB in the FCC FM station database
- KKGB in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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Radio stations in the Lake Charles, Louisiana, metropolitan area
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frequency
- KJEF (1290 AM)
- KEZM (1310 AM)
- KXZZ (1580 AM)
- Nearby regions
- Alexandria
- Beaumont-Port Arthur
- Fort Polk South
- Houston
- Lafayette
- See also
- List of radio stations in Louisiana
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