KXGT (98.3 FM, "Thunder 106.1 & 98.3") is a radio station broadcasting a gold-based country music format. Except for local sports, the station is a simulcast of sister station KQLX-FM. Licensed to Carrington, North Dakota, United States, the station serves the Jamestown area. The station is currently owned by Ingstad Family Media.
Broadcast area | Jamestown-Valley City |
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Frequency | 98.3 MHz |
Branding | Thunder 106.1 & 98.3 |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Format | Country (KQLX-FM simulcast) |
Affiliations | Fox News Radio |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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KDAK, KDDR, KOVC, KQDJ, KQDJ-FM, KQLX, KQLX-FM, KRVX, KYNU | |
History | |
First air date | 1996 (as KYNU) |
Former call signs | KANG (1996) KYNU (1996–2005) [1] |
Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 68625 |
Class | C1 |
ERP | 100,000 watts |
HAAT | 264 meters (866 ft) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | newsdakota.com |
The station was assigned the KXGT call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on October 20, 2005.[1][3]
History
edit98.3 FM signed on in 1996 with the KYNU call letters as the original home for "Big Dog Country". In 2005, Big Dog Country moved to 95.5 FM as the oldies format was swapped to 98.3 as "Oldies 98.3". In 2008, KXGT flipped to adult contemporary as "Sunny 98.3". On August 9, 2012, the station flipped to classic hits as "Ted FM". In February 2018 KXGT changed their format from classic hits to a simulcast of classic country formatted KQLX-FM 106.1 FM Lisbon.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KXGT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Broadcasting News-October 2005".
- ^ Northpine.com
External links
edit- KXGT website
- Facility details for Facility ID 68625 (KXGT) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KXGT in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
47°05′38″N 99°02′12″W / 47.093889°N 99.036778°W