KWGO

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KWGO
Broadcast area Minot, North Dakota
Frequency 102.9 MHz
Branding102-9 WGO
Programming
Format Commercial; Country
Affiliations CBS News Radio
Ownership
OwnerProgrammer's Broadcasting
KBTO, KTZU
History
First air date
2005
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 162321
Class C1
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 156 meters (512 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 48°3′4″N101°20′23″W / 48.05111°N 101.33972°W / 48.05111; -101.33972
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website 1029wgo.com

KWGO (102.9 FM, "102-9 WGO") is a radio station with a country format. Licensed to Burlington, North Dakota, it serves the Minot, North Dakota area. The station is owned by Programmer's Broadcasting. The studios are located at 624 31st Ave. SW in Minot, and the transmitter site is south of town off Highway 83.

Contents

KWGO broadcasts a country music format to the Minot area. [2]

Public service efforts have included "Are You Tough Enough to Wear Pink?", a 2007 campaign rallying the rodeo and western industry to raise money and awareness for breast cancer treatment and research. [3] The campaign raised over $26,000 for a new cancer exercise rehabilitation center at the Minot Family YMCA.

History

This station received its construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on April 18, 2005. [4] The new station was assigned the call letters KWGO by the FCC on April 26, 2005. [5] KWGO received its license to cover from the FCC on February 6, 2006. [6]

The station transitioned from an adult contemporary format to country music on June 23, 2013.

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KWGO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Are You Tough Enough to Wear Pink?". Broadcasters' Public Service. National Association of Broadcasters. 2007.
  4. ↑ "Application Search Details (BNPH-20041229ABX)". FCC Media Bureau. April 18, 2005.
  5. ↑ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  6. ↑ "Application Search Details (BLH-20050627ABV)". FCC Media Bureau. February 6, 2006.


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