KGNC

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KGNC

City of license	Amarillo, Texas, U.S.A.
Branding	Amarillo's Country 97.9 Newstalk 710
First air date	1922 (WDAG)
Frequency	97.9 FM (MHz) 710 AM (MHz)
Format	Country music (FM) news (AM)
Callsign meaning	K Globe News Company
Owner	Morris Communications Company
Website	www.kgncfm.com www.kgncam.com

KGNC is a radio broadcast service in Amarillo, Texas, U.S.A.. It operates KGNC (AM) and KGNC-FM. It is owned by the Morris Communications Company since acquiring the Amarillo Globe-News Publishing Company in 1972. 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 created the first FM broadcast in the Amarillo region.

KGNC also used to be the call letters of today's NBC television affiliate KAMR until the 1970s when it was sold off.

As of 2006, KGNC-FM airs country music. While, KGNC-AM broadcast news and provides syndicated radio talk show programs such as The Rush Limbaugh Show. During the National Football League season, KGNC-AM airs Dallas Cowboys football games.

[edit] References

• "KGNC profile", Morris Communications, January 21, 2006.
• Amarillo, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online. Accessed January 21, 2006

[edit] External links

• KGNC-FM website
• KGNC-AM website
• Query the FCC's FM station database for KGNC
• Query the FCC's AM station database for KGNC