KGAS (AM)

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KGAS
KGAS 104.3-1590-103.7 logo.png
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KGAS Studios
Broadcast area Panola County, Texas
De Soto Parish, Louisiana
Frequency 1590 kHz
BrandingThe Heartbeat of East Texas
Programming
Format Sports
Affiliations ESPN Radio
Ownership
Owner
  • Wanda J. Hanszen and Jerry T. Hanszen
  • (Hanszen Broadcasting, Inc.)
KGAS-FM, KMHT, KMHT-FM
History
First air date
January 6, 1956
Call sign meaning
natural gas (the area historically has produced oil and gas)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 31065
Class D
Power 2,500 watts (daytime)
128 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
32°09′12″N94°18′52″W / 32.15333°N 94.31444°W / 32.15333; -94.31444
Translator(s) See § Translator
Links
Public license information
Website KGAS website

KGAS (1590 AM) is a terrestrial radio station, paired with an FM translator, broadcasting a sports format with local news, weather, and sports interspersed. Licensed to Carthage, Texas, United States, the station serves the state line area of far East Texas and western Louisiana.

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Translators

Broadcast translator for KGAS
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class Transmitter coordinatesFCC infoNotes
K279CF103.7 FM Carthage, Texas 15699525050  m (164  ft)D 32°09′17″N94°19′15″W / 32.15472°N 94.32083°W / 32.15472; -94.32083 LMS First air date: September 8, 2014

History

The facility received a License to Cover on January 6, 1956, as a 1 kilowatt daytime only facility, from a transmission site on Old Carthage-Deadwood Road, 0.2 mile east of the Carthage city limits. The station was first proposed in 1955 by Thomas Alford and F.E. Barr, as the Carthage Broadcasting Company, with the studios located at 318 East Sabine St. Carthage, Texas, 75633. The facility is currently owned by Wanda J. Hanszen and Jerry T. Hanszen, through licensee Hanszen Broadcasting, Inc.

In 2014, an FM translator was acquired by Hanszen Broadcasting to operate at channel 279 (103.7 MHz). The translator was issued a License to Cover on September 8, 2014. K279CF operates with 250 watts ERP, from an elevation of 50 meters height above average terrain.

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References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for KGAS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.