KAGG (FM)

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KAGG
KAGG AGGIE96.1 logo.png
City Madisonville, Texas
Broadcast area College Station, Texas
BrandingAggie 96
Slogan Aggieland's Continuous Country
Frequency 96.1 MHz
First air dateAugust 29, 1989 (as KIXF)
Format Country music
ERP 40,000 watts
HAAT 164 m (538 ft)
Class C2
Facility ID 49944
Transmitter coordinates 30°39′9.00″N96°20′16.00″W / 30.6525000°N 96.3377778°W / 30.6525000; -96.3377778
Callsign meaning AGGie (local Texas A&M University mascot and station branding)
Former callsigns KIXF (1989-1989)
Owner iHeartMedia, Inc.
(CC Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations KNFX-FM, KKYS, KVJM
Webcast Listen Live
Website aggie96.com

KAGG (96.1 FM; Aggie 96) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format, licensed to Madisonville, Texas, United States, and serving Bryan and College Station. The station is currently (2017) owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.. [1] The station's studios are located at Galleria Village on Briarcrest Drive in Bryan, with its transmitter atop the building.

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History

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The station went on the air (in testing mode) as KIXF on 19 August 1989. On 23 October 1989, the station changed its call sign to the current KAGG. “Aggie 96” began 24/7 operations at Noon, on December 5th, 1989. [2]

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References

  1. "KAGG Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "KAGG Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.