KCGY

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KCGY
Broadcast area Cheyenne/Laramie area
Frequency 95.1 MHz
BrandingY-95 Country
Programming
Format Country music
Affiliations Compass Media Networks
Ownership
Owner
KARS-FM, KOWB
History
First air date
1983 (1983)
Call sign meaning
Curt Gowdy (former owner)
Technical information
Facility ID 14753
Class C
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 326 meters (1,070 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°18′34″N105°27′11″W / 41.30944°N 105.45306°W / 41.30944; -105.45306
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website y95country.com

KCGY (95.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Laramie, Wyoming, United States, the station serves Laramie and nearby Cheyenne. The station is currently owned by Townsquare Media and features programming from Westwood One. [1]

Contents

The station is the FM flagship for Wyoming Cowboys football and basketball; games are simulcast with sister station KOWB.

KCGY FM was originally put on the air by Curt Gowdy (from whom it takes its call letters), a Wyoming native who gained fame as a sportscaster for major TV networks.

History

KCGY first signed on the air in 1983 with its current country music format.

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References

  1. "KCGY Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.