KUSG (1350 AM) is a

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licensed to serve the

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Hagåtña, Guam Hagåtña (; ; formerly in English: Agana , in Spanish: Agaña) is the capital village of the United States territory of Guam. From the 18th through mid-20th century, it was Guam's population center, but today it is the second smallest of the ...

. The station is owned by Choice Broadcasting and carries a talk format known as "The Point". The Point also airs on KUSG's FM translator, K227CT at

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, and on the HD3 subchannel of

KIJI KIJI, (104.3 FM) currently as Boss 104.3 is a radio station based in the village of Tumon in the United States territory of Guam inside the La Casa de Colina building. The station format is Classic hits from the 1970s and 1980s, billed as "Class ...

104.3 FM.

History

MASI applied in 2004 for a new construction permit for a radio station on 1350 at Hagåtña. The application was approved on July 2, 2009; three years later on July 9, 2012, the new station began operations. In 2017, KUSG was taken silent due to transmitter site problems and remained so for nearly a year. When it returned, it broadcast at 90 watts power because of a vandalized ground system. Delays related to elections in Guam kept a new lease from being secured. At 6p.m. Chamorro Standard Time on October 18, 2019, KUSG was taken silent, with MASI and its partner Choice awaiting necessary approval from the

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to clear the ground and rebuild; Choice is to buy the station from MASI when it returns to air.

Programming

Initially known as "The Pulse", KUSG relaunched as "The Point" in 2017 under Choice operations. The station revamped its lineup, bringing

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and other conservative talkers back to the island's radio dial.

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