KNGT
Broadcast area | Southwest Louisiana/Southeast Texas |
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Frequency | 99.5MHz |
Branding | Gator 99.5 |
Programming | |
Format | Country |
Affiliations | Compass Media Networks New Orleans Saints Radio Network |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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KHLA,KJMH,KLCL,KTSR | |
History | |
First air date | November 8,1965(asKPLC-FM)[1] |
Former call signs | KPLC-FM (1965–1982) KHEZ (1982–1983) KHEZ-FM (1983–1985) KHLA (1985–2002) KBXG (2002–2005)[2] |
Call signmeaning | "Gator" (branding) |
Technical information[3] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 53643 |
Class | C0 |
ERP | 100,000watts |
HAAT | 357 meters (1,171 ft) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | gator995.com |
KNGT(99.5FM,"Gator 99.5" ) is an Americanradio stationlicensed toLake Charles, Louisiana,United States, broadcasting acountry musicformat.The station is currently owned byTownsquare Media.[4]The station is home to Mike Soileau and Scotty Schadler in the Morning, Middays with Jess, and Chaston in the Afternoon. KNGT is one of three country stations in Lake Charles. The station broadcasts from theKVHPTV tower 5 miles northwest of Edgerly, and its studios are located northwest of downtown Lake Charles.
The station adopted the country format in 2002 as K-BIG 99 with call letters KBXG. In 2005 the station switched to gator 99.5 with call letters KNGT. From 1985 to 2002 the station had anadult contemporaryformat as LA 99 with call letters KHLA.
References
[edit]- ^http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1969/B%201%20Radio%201969%20BC%20YB.pdf[dead link]
- ^Call Sign HistoryArchived2015-11-19 at theWayback Machine,fcc.gov. Accessed November 18, 2015
- ^"Facility Technical Data for KNGT".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^"KNGT Facility Record".United StatesFederal Communications Commission,audio division.Archivedfrom the original on 2001-07-18.Retrieved2008-10-03.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 53643 (KNGT)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- KNGTinNielsen Audio's FM station database
30°17′28″N93°34′37″W/ 30.291°N 93.577°W