KXGL
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KXGL is a commercial radio station
located in Amarillo, Texas
, broadcasting on 100.9 FM
. KXGL airs a classic hits
music format branded as "The Eagle".
3 million in 2002. Feuer/McCord Communications became JMJ Broadcasting in 2005.
KXGL has a sales agreement with KGNC
to sell air time on its station.
On a Sunday night, in October 2002, Amarillo got a brand new radio station with a unique sound beginning its broadcast with "20,000 Songs In A Row"
By mandate, there would be fewer commercials. There would be several times a day where there would be no commercials. "Eagle Commercial Free Flights" would span 100 minutes with great Classic Hits.
Classic Hits. A new radio format, developed in Amarillo, would offer music the way people grew up listening...with variety. Jim Croce, Led Zeppelin, and The Beatles would co-exist all together, just like in thousands of record collections across the Panhandle. Amarillo listeners would pick the songs....not someone in a corporate office several states away.
The On Air personalities were announced over time, with the morning show members added first. Internal research of current Amarillo morning programs, with some out of town names included, indicated potential listeners had a preference.
Jamey Karr & Morgan Tanner, both inductees of the Texas Panhandle Broadcasters Hall Of Fame, were lured from their post at crosstown KPUR-FM. In December 2002, Karr was named Operations Manager of KXGL, and Tanner was chosen for the Production Manager position.
On January 2, 2003, Jamey & Morgan, became the first personalities heard on The Eagle and became the # 1 morning show in August 2002, a ranking they still hold.
Later that May, Amarillo radio mainstay Mike Shannon joined The Eagle for the afternoon drive home. Shannon's booming voice and personality made him the #1 rated afternoon personality several times, since joining The Eagle.
Amy Hart was a student at Amarillo College and The Eagle managers were impressed by her knowledge of music and the "best laugh they'd ever heard." In August 2003, Amy took over nights and became the most popular evening host in town!
In 2008, Amy Hart was moved to the midday slot and Eric Stevens, an Amarillo radio legend, took over the evening show. Stevens was Amarillo's most popular night time personality, until his death from cancer in June 2010.
Johnny Black, a ten year Amarillo radio veteran, became The Eagle's night time host in August 2010.
Radio station
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located in Amarillo, Texas
Amarillo, Texas
Amarillo is the 14th-largest city, by population, in the state of Texas, the largest in the Texas Panhandle, and the seat of Potter County. A portion of the city extends into Randall County. The population was 190,695 at the 2010 census...
, broadcasting on 100.9 FM
FM broadcasting
FM broadcasting is a broadcasting technology pioneered by Edwin Howard Armstrong which uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. The term "FM band" describes the "frequency band in which FM is used for broadcasting"...
. KXGL airs a classic hits
Classic hits
Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes rock and pop music from 1964 to 1989. The term is sometimes erroneously used as a synonym for the adult hits format, but is more accurately characterized as a contemporary style of the oldies format...
music format branded as "The Eagle".
History
Prior to its existence as a classic hits station, KXGL was a Spanish language format station called, "La Picosita" with the calling sign, KPQZ. The station was purchased by Feuer/McCord Communications Inc. for US$United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
3 million in 2002. Feuer/McCord Communications became JMJ Broadcasting in 2005.
KXGL has a sales agreement with KGNC
KGNC
KGNC is a radio broadcast service in Amarillo, Texas, USA. It operates KGNC and KGNC-FM . Both stations are owned by the Morris Communications Company since acquiring the Amarillo Globe-News Publishing Company in 1972. KGNC was formed when the Amarillo Globe-News Publishing Company purchased two...
to sell air time on its station.
On a Sunday night, in October 2002, Amarillo got a brand new radio station with a unique sound beginning its broadcast with "20,000 Songs In A Row"
By mandate, there would be fewer commercials. There would be several times a day where there would be no commercials. "Eagle Commercial Free Flights" would span 100 minutes with great Classic Hits.
Classic Hits. A new radio format, developed in Amarillo, would offer music the way people grew up listening...with variety. Jim Croce, Led Zeppelin, and The Beatles would co-exist all together, just like in thousands of record collections across the Panhandle. Amarillo listeners would pick the songs....not someone in a corporate office several states away.
The On Air personalities were announced over time, with the morning show members added first. Internal research of current Amarillo morning programs, with some out of town names included, indicated potential listeners had a preference.
Jamey Karr & Morgan Tanner, both inductees of the Texas Panhandle Broadcasters Hall Of Fame, were lured from their post at crosstown KPUR-FM. In December 2002, Karr was named Operations Manager of KXGL, and Tanner was chosen for the Production Manager position.
On January 2, 2003, Jamey & Morgan, became the first personalities heard on The Eagle and became the # 1 morning show in August 2002, a ranking they still hold.
Later that May, Amarillo radio mainstay Mike Shannon joined The Eagle for the afternoon drive home. Shannon's booming voice and personality made him the #1 rated afternoon personality several times, since joining The Eagle.
Amy Hart was a student at Amarillo College and The Eagle managers were impressed by her knowledge of music and the "best laugh they'd ever heard." In August 2003, Amy took over nights and became the most popular evening host in town!
In 2008, Amy Hart was moved to the midday slot and Eric Stevens, an Amarillo radio legend, took over the evening show. Stevens was Amarillo's most popular night time personality, until his death from cancer in June 2010.
Johnny Black, a ten year Amarillo radio veteran, became The Eagle's night time host in August 2010.