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| Broadcast area | Southeast Texas, Southwest Louisiana |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1600 kHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Defunct |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | G-Cap Communications, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | January 16, 1948 |
Last air date | December 31, 2021 |
Call sign meaning | Orange, Texas |
| Technical information [1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 22950 |
| Class | B |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 30°8′25.00″N 93°45′11.00″W / 30.1402778°N 93.7530556°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | KOGT |
KOGT (1600 AM) was a radio station broadcasting a full service country music format. [2] It was licensed to Orange, Texas, United States, and was last owned by G-Cap Communications. [3]
KOGT's programming included country western music, sports, local news and weather, and was known for having live announcers; the station was not automated.
History
KOGT signed on January 16, 1948, [4] under the ownership of the Sabine Area Broadcasting Corporation. [5] The station began its country music format in 1966, [6] though, during the early 1970s, it programmed rock at night. [7]
Sabine Area Broadcasting sold KOGT to the owners of KVUE in Austin, which included Allan Shivers, for $488,000 in 1976, [8] a transaction approved by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) the following year; [5] all but Shivers also owned KNET in Palestine. [8] This group sold KOGT to Klement Broadcasting for $900,000 in 1982; the new owner, Richard Klement, was a real estate investor in Gainesville, Texas, and owner of that city's KGAF AM- FM. [9]
Klement sold KOGT to G-Cap Communications, controlled by Gary P. Stelly, for $250,000 in 1992. [10] Stelly had previously worked at KOGT in college. [4] On December 28, 2021, Stelly announced that KOGT would shut down on December 31, in part due to a "changing media"; [4] the announcement did not disclose if the station's license would be sold or surrendered to the FCC. [11] The final song was How Do I Live by Trisha Yearwood.
The license was surrendered to the FCC on February 16, 2023, and cancelled the same day. [12]
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KOGT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
- ^ "KOGT Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
- ^ a b c "AM Going Dark After 73 Years Serving The Community". Radio Ink. December 28, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ a b "KOGT history cards" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ "4 More Outlets In C&W Arena". Billboard. September 3, 1966. p. 26. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ Hall, Claude (January 23, 1971). "Vox Jox". Billboard. p. 33. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ a b "Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting. September 27, 1976. p. 82. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ "Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting. May 24, 1982. p. 58. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ "Changing Hands" (PDF). Broadcasting. July 20, 1992. p. 28. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ Venta, Lance (December 28, 2021). "KOGT To Shut Down 12/31". RadioInsight. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ "Notification of Surrender of the KOGT Station License". February 16, 2023. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
External links
- FCC History Cards for KOGT (covering 1946-1980)
- Official website
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