KGBK

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KGBK
Broadcast area Great Bend, Kansas
Frequency 98.9 MHz
BrandingReal Country 98.9 GBK
Programming
Format Country
Affiliations SRN News
Westwood One
Kansas City Royals
Ownership
Owner
  • Christofer Shank
  • (Ad Astra per Aspera Broadcasting, Inc.)
KLQR
History
First air date
1965 (as KANS-FM at 96.7)
Former call signs
KANS-FM (1965–1985)
KQDF-FM (1985–1995)
KGTR (1995–2007)
KSOB (2007–2023) [1]
Former frequencies
96.7 MHz (1966–2023)
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 7990
Class C3
ERP 16,500 watts
HAAT 123 meters (404 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 38°18′38″N99°00′48″W / 38.31056°N 99.01333°W / 38.31056; -99.01333
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website www.adastraradio.com/kgbk

KGBK (98.9 FM, "Real Country 98.9 GBK") is a commercial radio station licensed to serve Larned, Kansas, United States. The station is currently owned by Christofer Shank, through licensee Ad Astra per Aspera Broadcasting, Inc.

Contents

KGBK broadcasts a gold-based country music music format. [3]

History

KGBK signed on as KANS-FM on November 1, 1965, at 96.7 FM. Initially broadcasting with 910 watts of power, it upgraded to 3,000 watts in the mid-1980s. The station was assigned the KSOB call sign by the Federal Communications Commission on November 27, 2007. [1] It previously aired the ""Jack FM and "Bob FM" adult hits formats. [4]

Former logo KSOB KansasCountry96.7 logo.jpg
Former logo

As part of former owner Rocking M Media's bankruptcy reorganization, in which 12 stations in Kansas would be auctioned off to new owners, it was announced on October 31, 2022 that Hutchinson-based Ad Astra per Aspera Broadcasting was the winning bidder for KSOB, KNNS and Salina-based KVOB for $152,000. Ahead of the closure of the sale, Ad Astra per Aspera applied for new KGBK call letters for the station, which took effect on April 1, 2023. On March 31, Ad Astra per Aspera assumed control of the stations, with KGBK shifting to a traditional country format as "Real Country." [5] [6] [7] [8] Concurrent with the sale consummation, Ad Astra per Aspera filed a frequency change for the station to 98.9 MHz, move their transmitter to a site northwest of Pawnee Rock (and therefore, improving their coverage in Great Bend), and increase power to 16,500 watts. [9] The upgrades were completed on August 9, [10] and the station was licensed for operation on 98.9 MHz effective September 7.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Retrieved August 8, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KGBK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved August 8, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Format Changes". Your Midwest Media. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on March 17, 2013. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  5. ↑ Four Operators to Split 12 Stations Auctioned Off by Rocking M Media
  6. ↑ The Rocking M Asset Auction Concludes
  7. ↑ Rocking M Auction Opens Window to Kansas Broadcasters to Grow Their Reach
  8. ↑ Ad Astra Relaunches Kansas Trio
  9. ↑ "Draft Copy « Licensing and Management System « FCC".
  10. ↑ "KGBK Relocates to Upgrade and Increase Coverage". August 13, 2023.


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