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Sports radio station in Wichita, Kansas

KGSO
Wichita, Kansas
Broadcast area Hutchinson, KansasWichita, Kansas
Frequency 1410 kHz
Branding Wichita Sports Station 93.9 FM & 1410 AM KGSO
Programming
Format Sports
Affiliations Fox Sports RadioOklahoma Sooners
Ownership
Owner Steckline Communications Inc.
Sister stations KGHF, KQAM[1]
History
First air date April 1, 1951 (as KWBB)
Former call signs KWBB (1951–1977)KBUL (1977–1978)KEYN (1978–1980)KQAM (1980–1997)KMYR (1997–2005)[2]
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority FCC
Facility ID 53150
Class B
Power 5,000 watts (day)1,000 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates 37°44′05″N 97°21′06″W / 37.73472°N 97.35167°W / 37.73472; -97.35167
Translator 93.9 K230BY (Wichita)
Repeater 99.7 KGHF-HD3 (Belle Plaine)
Links
Public license information Public fileLMS
Website KGSO Online

KGSO (1410 AM, "Sports Radio 93.9 FM & 1410 AM KGSO") is an American broadcast radio station licensed to serve the community of Wichita, Kansas. The station is owned and operated by Steckline Communications Inc. The station was assigned current call sign "KGSO" by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on May 1, 2005.[2]

KGSO broadcasts a sports format. In addition to its usual mix of local and syndicated programming, KGSO airs local high school sports, Oklahoma Sooners football and the NBC World Series.

Daily programming includes "The Game Plan" from 6-9 a.m. Monday through Friday and is hosted by Doug Downs. From 9-11 a.m., former Wichita State & Major League Baseball player Phil Stephenson and Leon Liebl host "In the Zone." Formerly, Felix Johnson and Sasha Bouska hosted "The Press Box," from 4-6 p.m., the afternoon drive time slot, topping other shows in the area in the same time. The "Saturday Morning Sports Page," which airs Saturday mornings at 7:00 in the fall, usually has a rotating host between the personalities, recaps high school football scores, and previews college and professional football that weekend.

  1. ^ McCoy, Daniel (November 16, 2009). "Steckline buys Disney Radio station". Wichita Business Journal. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. FCC Media Bureau. May 1, 2005. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KGSO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.