KXGN (1400

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) is an AM

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Glendive, Montana Glendive is a city in and the county seat of Dawson County, Montana, United States, and home to Dawson Community College. Glendive was established by the Northern Pacific Railway when they built the transcontinental railroad across the northern ...

, United States. The station is owned by Glendive Broadcasting, owner of

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and

KDZN KDZN is a Country formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Glendive, Montana, serving East Central Montana. KDZN is owned and operated by Staphen A. Marks Radio Group. History KDZN signed on in 1969 as KIVE. In 1985, the station became K ...

and a subsidiary of

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. KXGN signed on in 1948.

Programming

KXGN broadcasts a mix of

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and

adult contemporary Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, quie ...

music with local news from KXGN and national news from

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. Ranch, farm and other agriculture-oriented news is also offered on KXGN, as Glendive is a large farming community. High School sports including Dawson County High School football, boys and girls basketball, volleyball and softball are heard on KXGN. The station also airs local American Legion,

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and

Little League Little League Baseball and Softball (officially, Little League Baseball Inc) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization Dawson Community College Dawson Community College (DCC) is a public community college in Glendive, Montana. The college enrolls approximately 400 students and offers associate degree programs and certificate programs. It is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Col ...

in Glendive and football and basketball games from the

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in Missoula.

References

External links

KXGN AM Online
XGN Dawson County, Montana Mainstream adult contemporary radio stations in the United States Oldies radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1948 1948 establishments in Montana {{Montana-radio-station-stub