KGHS (AM)

KGHS
City International Falls, Minnesota
Branding Good Time Oldies
Frequency 1230 kHz
Translator(s) W237EX (95.3 MHz, International Falls)
First air date September 1, 1959[1]
Format Oldies
Power 460 watts day
230 watts night
Class C
Facility ID 12723
Transmitter coordinates 48°35′29″N 93°22′54″W / 48.59139°N 93.38167°W / 48.59139; -93.38167Coordinates: 48°35′29″N 93°22′54″W / 48.59139°N 93.38167°W / 48.59139; -93.38167
Affiliations Associated Press
Westwood One (Good Time Oldies)
Owner Jimmy D. Birkemeyer
(R & J Broadcasting, Inc.)
Sister stations KSDM
Website n.rjbroadcasting.com/index.cfm

KGHS (1230 AM) is a local radio station in International Falls, Minnesota, broadcasting at 1230 with 460 watts. KGHS carries Westwood One's "Good Time Oldies" format, via satellite. It also carries local news and information programming. The station is owned by Jimmy D. Birkemeyer, through licensee R & J Broadcasting. Its one transmitting tower is east of town. The studios are at 519 Third Street, with sister station KSDM.

KGHS first went on the air in 1959. The music format at that time was a mixture of just about any and everything from country, instrumentals, big bands, etc.

On September 16, 2016, Red Rock Radio announced that it would sell KGHS and KSDM to R & J Broadcasting as part of an eight station deal;[2] the sale was completed on December 21, 2016.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-236. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
  2. ↑ Venta, Lance (September 16, 2016). "Red Rock Radio Continues Sell-Off With Two Deals". RadioInsight. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Consummation Notice". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. December 22, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2017.


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