KPGE

KPGE
Frequency1340 kHz
BrandingKix 98.3
Programming
FormatCountry
Ownership
OwnerSouthwest Broadcasting, LLC
KXAZ
History
First air date
1971
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID36349
ClassC
Power1,000 watts (day)
1,000 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
36°54′20″N 111°27′28.6″W / 36.90556°N 111.457944°W / 36.90556; -111.457944
Translator(s)98.3 K252FG (Page)
Links
Public license information
Websitekix98.com

KPGE (1340 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Page, Arizona, United States, the station is owned by Southwest Broadcasting, LLC.

The station's skywave signal was reported in Salt Lake City on 2007-11-27 and audio proof of the station was recorded.[2]

The station went silent on December 31, 2022, upon the retirement of owner Janet Brown.[3] In November 2023, KPGE and sister station KXAZ were purchased by Vance and Karey Barbee's Southwest Broadcasting and returned to the air.[4]

Two earlier stations previously occupied on the 1340 AM Frequency in the 1960s, both of them being named KPGE.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KPGE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Salt Lake City DX Report". State list, sorted alphabetically. Arizona is listed first.
  3. ^ "Northern Arizona Duo To Cease Operations". December 14, 2022.
  4. ^ "Page AZ Duo Return with New Brand Identities". November 21, 2023.
  5. ^ Leffingwell, Robert Down (1983). "KPGE (1)". Causes and Indicators of Commercial AM Radio Station Failure: 1962-1976 (Dissertation). The Ohio State University. p. 482. ProQuest 303192463.
  6. ^ Leffingwell, Robert Down (1983). "KPGE (2)". Causes and Indicators of Commercial AM Radio Station Failure: 1962-1976 (Dissertation). The Ohio State University. p. 484. ProQuest 303192463.
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