KGAB

KGAB (650 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. It is licensed to Orchard Valley, Wyoming, and serves the Cheyenne, Wyoming, area and operates with daytime power of 8,500 watts. The station is owned and operated by Townsquare Media.

KGAB
CityOrchard Valley, Wyoming
Broadcast areaCheyenne
Frequency650 kHz
BrandingCheyenne's News/talk
Programming
FormatNews Talk Information
AffiliationsFox News Radio
Premiere Radio Networks
Ownership
OwnerTownsquare Media
(Townsquare Media Cheyenne License, LLC)
KIGN, KLEN
History
First air date
1959
Former call signs
KVWO (1978–1979)
KUUY (1979–1996)
KMRZ (1996–1997)
Former frequencies
1590 kHz (1959–1972)
1530 kHz (1972–1987)
Technical information
Facility ID30224
ClassB
Power8,500 watts (day)
500 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
41°3′11″N 104°49′57″W
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitewww.kgab.com


Signal

Day

During daylight hours, KGAB operates a non-directional signal of 8.5 kw using one antenna on Terry Ranch Road which provides a local coverage to all of Laramie County, as well as the city of Laramie, and the Fort Collins-Greeley-Loveland area.[1] A decent signal is available to the Denver area, as well as a decent swath of Southeast and Central Wyoming including Casper, while a barely readable signal reaches Colorado Springs.[1] The daytime signal has been reported in Salt Lake City[2] and in Missouri[lower-alpha 1].

Night

The station does not adjust its power during sunrise and sunset, therefore allowing a window where the station extends its coverage dramatically. At night, class-B KGAB is required to drop their signal to 500 watts, which points directionally north-west to protect clear-channels WSM Nashville and KENI Anchorage. This provides a local signal to Cheyenne and Laramie, and can provide a skywave signal to Casper and even Billings.[3] The nighttime signal has reportedly been received as far as Finland at night.[4]

Translator

KGAB is slated to sign on an FM Translator at 99.5 in the coming years,[5] as part of AM revitalization with 250 watts located near the KRRR tower in Altvan, with city-grade coverage to Cheyenne. Under proper morning conditions, the translator may be heard in the Nebraska Panhandle and Northern Colorado.

Broadcast translators of KGAB-AM
Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseFacility
ID		FCC info
K258DN99.5Cheyenne, WY202347FCC

History
Congresswoman Liz Cheney appearing on KGAB in January 2018

The station was assigned the call sign KVWO on June 9, 1978, which moved[6] to a low-power station in Welch, Oklahoma

Previous logo

On October 11, 1979, the station changed its call sign to KUUY and on December 9, 1996, to KMRZ. On March 21, 1997, the station became the current KGAB.[7]

There is evidence that KGAB operated at 8,600 watts at times as opposed to the licensed 8,500 during the early 21st century.[8]

Programming
Main source: On Air

On Weekdays, most shows are nationally syndicated, and conservatively leaning, including Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Dave Ramsey III (a financial analyst), Ken Coleman, Michael Savage, Ben Shapiro, and Coast To Coast AM with George Noory. The early morning timeslot offers a regionally syndicated program called "Wake Up Wyoming w/Glenn Woods", as well as "This Morning w/Mark Deal".

On Saturdays, KGAB presents several hours worth of local programming, including Kar-Gab, featuring "Nick the Motor Guy", described as an escaped Englishman, and This Weekend in Wyoming with Doug Randall, a local anchor. The afternoon line-up features Joe Pags, while the evening line-up again includes Dave Ramsey and George Noory.

On Sundays, KGAB switches back to hosting nationally syndicated broadcasts, including Hannity at an earlier time, as well as the Dave Ramsey show (although the Sunday edition is hosted by Anthony O'Neil so he can produce his show for nearby KOA.

News updates are provided either by Fox News, or by the local staff, mainly Doug Randall and Joy Greenwald, and appear at the top and bottom of each hour. Weather is also provided during these times, often provided by Cheyenne based "Day-Weather".

The Oliver Stone movie Talk Radio takes place at a fictional radio station called KGAB, located in Dallas, Texas. The movie was made in 1988, and as KGAB's current call sign only dates back to 1997, it is unknown if the name was taken from the movie.

In "The A-Team" episode "Cowboy George", originally aired February 11, 1986, and guest-starring Boy George, KGAB was a top-40 country and western station serving Mono County and Twin Rivers, Arizona. In an effort to promote a concert, "Howling Mad" Murdock posed as a guest DJ playing "The Lennon Sisters" songs.

References
  1. "KGAB-AM Radio Station Coverage Map". radio-locator.com. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  2. "SLC DX Report". www.ubstudios.com. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  3. "KGAB Skywave Propagation". nf8m.com. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  4. Freeman, Gary (August 28, 2013). "AM 650 KGAB Signal Reaches Finland". KGAB AM 650. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  5. "FCCInfo Results". www.fccinfo.com. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  6. Wynn, Tyson (3 January 2017). "WynnSight: It's Coming! KVWO will soon be on the air". KVWO 94.7 FM. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  7. "KGAB Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  8. "SLC DX Report". www.ubstudios.com. Retrieved 21 October 2020.

Notes
  1. Available source "radio-time-traveler" appears to not meet Wikipedia's standards
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