KLGZ explained

KLGZ
City:Algona, Iowa
Branding:Home Country FM 98.5 - AM 1600
Frequency:1600 kHz
Translator:98.5 K253BJ (Algona)
Airdate:1956
Format:Country
Power:1,000 watts day
500 watts night
Class:B
Facility Id:35429
Coordinates:43.0681°N -94.3044°W
Callsign Meaning:"Algona"
Former Callsigns:KLGA (1956–2014)
Affiliations:ABC News Radio
Owner:Bernadette Merrill
Licensee:A2Z Broadcasting, LLC
Sister Stations:KLGA-FM
Webcast:Listen Live
Licensing Authority:FCC

KLGZ (1600 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to serve Algona, Iowa, United States, the station is owned by Bernadette Merrill, through licensee A2Z Broadcasting, LLC, and features programming from ABC News Radio. Prior to country music, KLGZ had an adult contemporary format, simulcasting its sister station, KLGA-FM. KLGZ began broadcasting in 1956 as KLGA, a daytime-only station, and added nighttime power at a later date.[1]

KLGA changed its call sign to the current KLGZ on July 15, 2014.

FM translator

KLGZ relays programming to an FM translator in order to widen the coverage area and also to provide listeners with the stereophonic high fidelity sound of FM. KLGZ uses a two tower antenna array which orients the signal to the northwest; the FM translator uses a non-directional pattern.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: KLGZ Facility Record . United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division .