KGAS (AM)
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| City | Carthage, Texas, U.S. |
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| Broadcast area | East Texas |
| Branding | The Heartbeat of East Texas |
| Frequency | 1590 kHz |
| First air date |
1590: January 6, 1956 103.7: September 8, 2014 |
| Format | Sports |
| Power |
1590: 2,500 Watts (daytime) 128 Watts (night) |
| ERP | 103.7: 250 watts |
| HAAT | 103.7: 50 meters |
| Class | 1590, 103.7: D |
| Facility ID |
1590: 31065 103.7: 156995 |
| Transmitter coordinates |
1590: 32°09′12″N 94°18′52″W / 32.15333°N 94.31444°W 103.7: 32°09′17″N 94°19′15″W / 32.15472°N 94.32083°W |
| Affiliations | ESPN Radio |
| Owner |
Wanda J. Hanszen and Jerry T. Hanszen (Hanszen Broadcasting, Inc.) |
| Sister stations | KGAS-FM, KMHT-FM, KWRD, KMHT |
| Website | KGAS website |
KGAS (1590 AM, 103.7 FM "KGAS-AM Radio") is a terrestrial radio station, paired with a relay FM translator, that broadcasts a sports radio format with local news, weather, and sports. Licensed to Carthage, Texas, United States, the station serves the East Texas area.
History
The facility received a License to Cover on January 6, 1956, as a 1 kilowatt daytime only facility, from a transmission site on Old Carthage-Deadwood Road, 0.2 mile east of the Carthage city limits. The station was first proposed in 1955 by Thomas Alford and F.E. Barr, as the Carthage Broadcasting Company, with the studios located at 318 East Sabine St. Carthage, Texas, 75633. The facility is currently owned by Wanda J. Hanszen and Jerry T. Hanszen, through licensee Hanszen Broadcasting, Inc.
In 2014, an FM translator was acquired by Hanszen Broadcasting to operate at channel 279 (103.7 MHz). The translator was issued a License to Cover on September 8, 2014. K279CF operates with 250 watts ERP, from an elevation of 50 meters height above average terrain.