KGFX (AM)

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KGFX
Image:KGFX (AM) logo.jpg
City of license Pierre, South Dakota
Slogan "South Dakota's Pioneer Radio Station"
Frequency 1060 kHz
First air date June 1, 1916[1]
Format Country music
Power 10,000 watts day
1,000 watts night
Class B
Facility ID 30209
Transmitter Coordinates 44°17′12.00″N 100°20′18.00″W / 44.2866667, -100.3383333
Owner James River Broadcasting Company
Sister stations KGFX-FM, KJBI, KMLO, KOLY, KOLY-FM, KPLO-FM
Website http://www.dakotaradiogroup.com

KGFX (1060 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Pierre, South Dakota, USA, the station serves the Pierre area. The station is currently owned by James River Broadcasting Company.[2]

[edit] History

Dana McNeil, a railroad worker began experimenting with early amateur radio by signing a station on with the call sign 9ZP in 1912. The calls at the time were only authorized for using a spark gap for morse code transmissions. On June 1, 1916, the station became the call sign 9CLS and voice transmissions began. In 1927, the station officially was awarded the calls KGFX and was licensed at 1180 kHz with a power of only 200 watts. The station operated from 6 AM to 6 PM. On November 11, 1928, the station changed frequencies to 580 kHz and in October of 1931 the frequency changed again to 630 kHz. In 1967 the station changed to its final location on the dial and the transmitting power became 10,000 watts. Two towers were constructed for the station, south of Fort Pierre. Two more towers were then constructed in 1976 allowing the station to operate 24 hours a day. The station celebrated its 90th anniversary in 2006.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ KGFX Station history
  2. ^ KGFX Facility Record. United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ KGFX Station history

[edit] External links



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Radio stations in the Pierre, South Dakota market (Arbitron #unranked) (R&R info)
By FM frequency
89.1 · 91.1 · 92.7 · 94.5 · 95.3 · 104.7
By AM frequency
1060 · 1240 · 1300
By callsign
KCCR · KGFX · KGFX-FM · KLXS · KOLY · KPGN-LP · KPLO · KTSD · KVFL

South Dakota Radio Markets: Rapid City

Other South Dakota Radio Regions: Pierre • Sioux Falls • Watertown

See also: List of radio stations in South Dakota
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