KCGS

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KCGS
Broadcast area North Central Arkansas and Vicinity
Frequency 960 kHz
BrandingKCGS AM 960
Programming
Format Defunct (was Christian)
Ownership
Owner
  • Ichthus Outreach Ministries
  • (Ichthus Outreach Ministries, LLC)
History
First air date
1976
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 56054
Class D
Power 5,000 watts day
44 watts night
Translator(s) K255DM (98.9 MHz, Marshall)
Links
Public license information

KCGS (960 AM) was a radio station serving the Marshall, Arkansas, area with a Christian format. The station was under the ownership of Southland Broadcasting Corporation from 2002 to 2008. [2] In late 2008, the station was sold to the Word and Faith Christian Church Inc. for $300,000. [3] Effective December 21, 2012, the station was sold to Steven & Alice Kiefer, through licensee Kiefer Retirement Services, Inc. Steve Kiefer has changed the format to reflect a Christian News/Talk formula. Steve hosts a live show each weekday at 8 am (CST) covering current news and issues from a Biblical perspective.

On April 26, 2017, KCGS filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission to transfer the license to Ichthus Outreach Ministries, LLC for $100. The sale was completed on July 10, 2017. [4]

The Federal Communications Commission cancelled the station’s license on November 14, 2024. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KCGS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "KCGS Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ "Station Sales: Arkansas AM".
  4. ↑ Assignments - Federal Communications Commission
  5. ↑ "License Cancelled". Federal Communications Commission Licensing and Management System. November 14, 2024. Retrieved November 14, 2024.

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