KGBR

KGBR (92.7 FM, "The Bridge") is a radio station licensed to serve Gold Beach, Oregon, United States. St. Marie Communications, Inc. owns the station, which began regular broadcasting in 1986.

For the airport in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, assigned ICAO code KGBR, see Walter J. Koladza Airport.
KGBR
CityGold Beach, Oregon
Frequency92.7 MHz
BrandingThe Bridge
Slogan"Curry County's #1 Hit Music Station"
Programming
FormatContemporary Hit Radio
Ownership
OwnerSt. Marie Communications, Inc.
History
First air date
1986
Call sign meaning
Gold Beach Radio
Technical information
Facility ID62150
ClassA
ERP265 watts
HAAT314 meters (1030 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
42°23′50″N 124°21′50″W
Links
Websitekgbr.com

Programming

KGBR broadcasts a contemporary hit radio music format from a transmitter located atop Grizzly Mountain, in Curry County, Oregon.[1] In addition to its usual music programming, KGBR airs a tradio program known as "Swap & Shop". KGBR also broadcasts the football games of Gold Beach High School.[2]

History

This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on January 27, 1981.[3] The new station was assigned the call letters KGBR by the FCC.[4] In November 1982, permit holder James N. Hoff applied to transfer the construction permit for this station to George L. Chambers and Bonnie L. Chambers, doing business as Chambers Broadcasting. The deal was approved by the FCC on February 8, 1983, and the transaction was consummated on April 28, 1983.[5]

Chambers Broadcasting announced a deal in October 1986 to transfer the KGBR permit to Republic Communications of Oregon, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on November 5, 1986.[6] This would prove short-lived as Republic Communications of Oregon, Inc., reached an agreement in January 1987 to sell this station to St. Marie Communications, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on March 11, 1987, and the transaction was consummated on March 20, 1987.[7]

After multiple extensions and permit holder transfers, KGBR finally received its license to cover from the FCC on June 25, 1987.[8]

Former on-air staff
  • Ron Lyons, a radio announcer in the San Francisco Bay area for more than 40 years, retired to Gold Beach in 2004 where he hosted the weekday afternoon "The Ron Lyons Show" on KGBR.[9] Arriving in California in 1960, Lyons worked at several radio stations, sold waterbeds, and did voice work for a Sacramento television station before spending 14 years on KCBS (740 AM) doing traffic reports.[10] He once advised his son Sean, now a disc jockey known as "Tom Berlin", against a career in radio by saying "Sell coke, run guns ... but don't ever go into radio."[10] Lyons died on August 3, 2007, after "a battle with cancer".[10]

References
  1. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  2. "Football fills the airwaves". Southern Oregon World. September 3, 2008. KGBR (92.7 FM): Broadcasts all Gold Beach games.
  3. "Application Search Details (BPH-19800723AH)". FCC Media Bureau. January 27, 1981.
  4. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  5. "Application Search Details (BAPH-19821123HD)". FCC Media Bureau. April 28, 1983.
  6. "Application Search Details (BAPH-19861007GU)". FCC Media Bureau. November 5, 1986.
  7. "Application Search Details (BAPH-19870112GQ)". FCC Media Bureau. March 20, 1987.
  8. "Application Search Details (BLH-19860716KF)". FCC Media Bureau. June 25, 1987.
  9. Fong-Torres, Ben (May 7, 2006). "Radio Waves". San Francisco Chronicle. p. PK-47.
  10. Fong-Torres, Ben (August 26, 2007). "Radio Waves: San Francisco Radio Joy". San Francisco Chronicle.
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