KBDG | |
City: | Turlock, California |
Frequency: | 90.9 MHz |
Format: | Middle Eastern music |
Erp: | 730 watts |
Haat: | 12.0 meters |
Class: | A |
Facility Id: | 3051 |
Callsign Meaning: | "Bulldogs", as in the mascot of former owner Turlock High School |
Owner: | Assyrian American Civic Club of Turlock, Inc. |
Licensing Authority: | FCC |
KBDG (90.9 FM) is a radio station in Turlock, California, United States. It is owned by the Assyrian American Civic Club of Turlock, Inc., and broadcasts a variety of Middle Eastern music, concentrating on Assyrian music.
It has been operated by the Assyrian American Club since 1993; the club purchased it from original owner Turlock High School, which operated it as a training program and class for high school students.
Turlock High School obtained the permit for a new 10-watt educational radio station in town on December 19, 1975. It began operation on October 4, 1976.[1] After 17 years, the high school sold the station off in 1993, with faculty advisor Bob Hoskins noting the school was more interested in starting a television production program. The Assyrian American Club bought the station for $17,000, fending off a rival bid from KADV (90.5 FM) in Modesto.[2]