KGVL

KGVL
City Greenville, Texas
Branding EZ Rock 105.9
Slogan EZ Rock
Frequency 1400 kHz
Translator(s) 105.9 K290AP (Commerce)
First air date March 26, 1946
Format Classic hits/Soft AC
Power 1,000 watts unlimited
Class C
Facility ID 21598
Callsign meaning GreenViLle
Owner E Radio Network, LLC
(E Radio Network, LLC)
Sister stations KIKT
Webcast Listen Live
Website eradiokgvl.com

KGVL (1400 AM, "EZ Rock 105.9") is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format located in Greenville, Texas. The station is currently owned by E Radio Network, LLC.[1] KGVL also retransmits its signal on 105.9 FM K290AP which is licensed to Commerce.

History

KGVL radio station in Greenville

KGVL signed on in 1946 on 1400 kHz in Greenville Texas.[2] The facility was built by legendary broadcast engineer Truett Kimzey,[2] who in the early 1930s gained fame as the original announcer for the Light Crust Doughboys on KFJZ in Fort Worth ("The Light Crust Doughboys are on the air!") and was one of the earliest engineers to transmit experimental television broadcasts. KGVL originally operated as a "full-service" station, with middle-of-the-road music, local news and sports, live coverage of local events, and Mutual Network and Texas State Network programming. The station's primary owner was Leo Hackney, who managed the station into the 1980s.

The station was formerly owned by Cumulus Media, and was sold to Hunt County Radio, LLC. On October 17, 2017, Hunt County Radio contracted to sell KGVL and KIKT to E Radio Network, LLC. in an all cash transaction.

Format history

Country music 1946-?
Adult Standards ?-1987
Adult Contemporary 1987-?
News Talk ?-1994
Country music 1994-1999
Oldies 1999-? (14K Gold)
Spanish 2005-2007 Radio Exitos 1400 Spanish on Weekends Only
News Talk ?-2009 (1400 KGVL News/Talk/Sports)
Classic Country 2009-2010 (1400 The Boot)
Oldies 2010-November 2013 (Big 14 GVL)
Classic Country November 2013 – February 2018 (105.9 & 1400)
Classic Hits February 2018 - Present (EZ Rock 105.9)

Format until 8/15/2009


References

  1. ↑ "KGVL Radio". Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 History Cards for KGVL, fcc.gov. Retrieved May 26, 2018.


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