KGNO

KGNO
City of license Dodge City, Kansas
Broadcast area Southwest Kansas
Slogan Dodge City's first radio station
Frequency 1370 kHz
First air date June 13, 1930[1]
Format Talk
Power 5,000 watts (day)
230 watts (night)
Class B
Facility ID 37130
Transmitter coordinates 37°45′36″N 100°5′53″W / 37.76000°N 100.09806°WCoordinates: 37°45′36″N 100°5′53″W / 37.76000°N 100.09806°W
Callsign meaning Kansas Grows No Onions[2]
Owner Rocking M Media, LLC
Sister stations KAHE, KERP, KZRD
Website KGNO Online

KGNO (1370 AM) is a radio station licensed to Dodge City, Kansas, USA, the station serves the Southwestern Kansas area. The station is currently owned by Rocking M Media, LLC.[3][4]

History

On April 7, 1933, The Federal Radio Commission authorized KGNO to increase its power from 100 W to 250 W and to change its frequency from 1210 kHz to 1340 kHz.[5]

References

  1. A Chronology of AM Radio Broadcasting
  2. "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
  3. "KGNO Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. "KGNO Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  5. "KGNO Gets Increase". Broadcasting. April 15, 1933. Retrieved 10 October 2014.

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