KXGN (AM)

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KXGN
Frequency 1400 kHz
BrandingThe Amazing AM1400
Programming
Format Oldies; adult contemporary; news
Affiliations Fox News Radio
Ownership
Owner
KDZN
History
First air date
September 23, 1948 (1948-09-23) [1]
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 24285
Class C
Power 1,000 watts unlimited
Translator(s) 103.1 K276GO (Glendive)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website web.kxgn.com/kxgn-1400-am/

KXGN (1400 kHz) is an AM radio station in Glendive, Montana, United States. The station is owned by Glendive Broadcasting, owner of KXGN-TV and KDZN and a subsidiary of The Marks Group. KXGN signed on in 1948. [1]

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Programming

KXGN broadcasts a mix of oldies and adult contemporary music with local news from KXGN and national news from ABC. Ranch, farm and other agriculture-oriented news is also offered on KXGN, as Glendive is a large farming community.

High school sports including Dawson County High School football, boys and girls basketball, volleyball and softball are heard on KXGN. The station also airs local American Legion, Babe Ruth and Little League baseball games in the summer. KXGN also airs games featuring the teams from Dawson Community College in Glendive and football and basketball games from the University of Montana in Missoula.

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References

  1. 1 2 Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-268. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
  2. "Facility Technical Data for KXGN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

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