KGKL-FM (97.5
MHz
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, "97.5 KGKL") is a
radio station
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broadcasting a
country music
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format. Licensed to
San Angelo, Texas
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, United States, the station serves the San Angelo area. The station is currently owned by
Townsquare Media
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.
History
The station changed its
call sign
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from KSJT to KGKL-FM on February 28, 1983. On October 7, 2003, then-owner KGKL, Inc. assigned the station's
license
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A license is granted by a party (licensor) to another party (licensee) as an element of an agreeme ...
to KGKL Partners, LLP, along with the licenses for
KELI and
KGKL. The licenses for the three stations were assigned again on January 26, 2004, to Encore Broadcasting LLC, and again on February 13, 2004, to Encore Broadcasting of San Angelo, LLC. On November 17, 2005, the three licenses, along with those for
KKCN
KKCN (103.1 FM, "Kickin' Country 103.1") is a radio station that serves the San Angelo, Texas, area with Texas/Red Dirt Country music. The station is owned by Townsquare Media. The station's studio is located on South Abe Street, south of downtow ...
, KKCN-FM1,
KNRX
KNRX (96.5 FM) is a commercial radio station located in Sterling City, Texas, broadcasting to the San Angelo, Texas area. KNRX airs a mainstream rock music format branded as "96.5 The Rock".
External linksSan Angelo's KNRX 96.5 hosting The Bob ...
, and KNRX-FM1, were assigned to Encore Broadcasting of San Angelo Limited Partnership 1. All seven licenses were assigned to Double O Texas Corporation on January 19, 2006.In August of 2012, the cluster was sold to Townsquare Media Sangelo License LLC.
The station's current air personalities consist of Bobby Bones, Jess On The Job, Taste of Country Nights and is the Dallas Cowboys Affiliate for San Angelo.
References
External links
97.5 KGKL Facebook*
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Country radio stations in the United States
Townsquare Media radio stations
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