KSGL
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KSGL is a Religious
/Adult Standards
music formatted radio station
licensed in Wichita, Kansas
, and is owned by Agape Communications Inc.
.
In 1977, the KEYN-AM call letters and Top 40 format moved from AM 900 to AM 1410 (formally KWBB in the 60's and early 70's and would be the future sister station to KSGL). AM 900 became KSGL and signed on with a Christian
format, the first station to carry the format in Wichita since there were no other stations in the market that carried Christian programming full-time on the radio at the time.
KSGL's Christian programming still airs to this day with an addition of Adult Standards music in different dayparts. The Adult Standards format was previously aired on its former sister station KMYR-1410 which was sold to Steckline Communications and is now Sports
KGSO
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Christian radio
Christian radio is a category of radio formats that focus on transmitting programming with a Christian message. In the United States, where it is more established, many such broadcasters play popular music of Christian influence, though many programs have talk or news programming covering...
/Adult Standards
Adult standards
Adult standards is a North American radio format heard primarily on AM or class A FM stations.Adult standards is aimed at "mature" adults, meaning mainly those persons over 50 years of age, but it is mostly targeted for senior citizens...
music formatted radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
licensed in Wichita, Kansas
Wichita, Kansas
Wichita is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas.As of the 2010 census, the city population was 382,368. Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area...
, and is owned by Agape Communications Inc.
History
KSGL's format history includes Top 40 as KEYN-AM, mostly simulcasting with its FM counterpart KEYN-FMKEYN-FM
KEYN-FM is a radio station operating in Wichita, Kansas. The station broadcasts an Classic Hits music format, featuring hits from the 1960s and 1970s.-Early history:...
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In 1977, the KEYN-AM call letters and Top 40 format moved from AM 900 to AM 1410 (formally KWBB in the 60's and early 70's and would be the future sister station to KSGL). AM 900 became KSGL and signed on with a Christian
Christian radio
Christian radio is a category of radio formats that focus on transmitting programming with a Christian message. In the United States, where it is more established, many such broadcasters play popular music of Christian influence, though many programs have talk or news programming covering...
format, the first station to carry the format in Wichita since there were no other stations in the market that carried Christian programming full-time on the radio at the time.
KSGL's Christian programming still airs to this day with an addition of Adult Standards music in different dayparts. The Adult Standards format was previously aired on its former sister station KMYR-1410 which was sold to Steckline Communications and is now Sports
Sports radio
Sports radio is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcasting of sporting events. A popular format with an almost exclusively male demographic in most areas, sports radio is characterized by an often-boisterous on-air style and extensive debate and analysis by both hosts and...
KGSO
KGSO
KGSO is a sports radio-formatted radio station licensed in Wichita, Kansas, and owned by Steckline Communications Inc.-External links:*...
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