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Coordinates: 44°34′25″N 122°55′05″W / 44.57361°N 122.91806°W / 44.57361; -122.91806
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For the Lebanon, Oregon, radio station known as KGAL from 1950 to 1991, see KSHO.
KGAL
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  • Compass Media Networks
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  • Westwood One
    • Ownership
    OwnerEads Broadcasting Corporation
    KSHO
    History
    First air date
    		1995; 29 years ago (1995)
    Call sign meaning
    		Gordon Allen (original owner of KSHO)
    Technical information[1]
    Licensing authority
    		FCC
    Facility ID18039
    ClassB
    Power
    • 5,000 watts day
    • 1,000 watts night
    Transmitter coordinates
    		44°34′25″N 122°55′05″W / 44.57361°N 122.91806°W / 44.57361; -122.91806
    Links
    Public license information
    WebcastListen Live
    Websitekgal.com

    KGAL (1580

    radio station licensed to serve Lebanon, Oregon
    . The station, which began broadcasting in 1995, is owned by the Eads Broadcasting Corporation.

    Programming

    KGAL broadcasts a

    conservative talk, local news, and live sporting events.[2]

    Talk shows

    Local weekday programs include Morning Update with Weldon Greig and Jeff McMahon, Valley Talk hosted by Jeff McMahon and Hasso Hering. Weekday syndicated programming includes

    Midnight Radio Network.[3]

    Sports

    In addition to its regularly scheduled talk programming, KGAL airs

    University of Oregon Ducks football games.[4]

    A Moment in Oregon History

    Throughout 2009, KGAL and sister station KSHO aired a series of one-minute historical vignettes as part of Oregon's sesquicentennial celebration.[5] The program, titled A Moment in Oregon History, highlights notable Oregon residents and key historical events.[5] Each of the 240 vignettes was written by author Rick Steber.[5]

    History

    The Eads Broadcasting Corporation received the original

    U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on December 27, 1994.[6] The new station was assigned the call letters KGAL by the FCC on January 23, 1995.[7] KGAL received its license to cover from the FCC on November 20, 1995.[8]

    KGAL was one of two radio stations in 1997 broadcasting the games of the

    Arena Football League.[9]
    That team would ultimately leave Portland after the 1999 season.

    Awards and honors

    Eads Broadcasting owner Charlie Eads was the Broadcaster of the Year in Oregon and was honored as Volunteer of the Year at the 2009 Ovation Awards given out at the annual Northwest Festivals and Events Conference.[10] Eads was cited for his work with the Willamette Valley Concert Band, the Linn County Cultural Coalition, and several other community organizations.[10]

    References

    1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KGAL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
    2. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
    3. ^ "Program Guide for Monday-Friday". KGAL 1580 AM. Retrieved April 5, 2009.
    4. ^ "KGAL broadcasts football". Lebanon Express. October 14, 2008.
    5. ^ a b c "KGAL, KSHO present author Rick Steber". Lebanon Express. February 17, 2009.
    6. ^ "Application Search Details (BP-19940629AC)". FCC Media Bureau. December 27, 1994.
    7. ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
    8. ^ "Application Search Details (BL-19950815AB)". FCC Media Bureau. November 20, 1995.
    9. ^ "The Best (and Worst) of Arena-Ball". The News Tribune. May 27, 1997. And you wonder how much it's catching on when you see that the team's radio network consists of KIOV in Fruitland, Idaho, and KGAL in Lebanon, Ore.
    10. ^ a b Ingalls, Cathy (March 13, 2009). "Ovation Awards go to 6 Albany events, helpers". Albany Democrat-Herald.

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