KGGL

KGGL
meters;
Translator(s)	96.9 K245AP (Missoula, relays HD2); 95.7 K239AP (Missoula, relays HD3)
Links
Webcast	Listen Live; Listen Live (HD2; Listen Live (HD3)
Website	eagle933.com; 969zoofm.com (HD2); alternativemissoula.com (HD3)

KGGL (93.3

radio station in Missoula, Montana, airing a country music format. It is owned by Townsquare Media

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On October 15, 1975, Rex Jensen filed with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a construction permit to build a new radio station on 93.3 MHz in Missoula, with transmitter on Big Sky Mountain.^[1] The permit was granted on May 25, 1976, with the commission dismissing complaints by several other Missoula broadcasters that the new facility would cause interference to their operations.^[2] While the station was intended to launch that fall, equipment delivery and bad weather in the eastern United States prompted the project to be shelved for the winter; KDXT made its debut on April 29, 1977. Having been transferred to the Jensen Broadcasting Company^[1] (owned by Rex and his brother Jack), the station started with an automated rock/adult contemporary hybrid format.^[3]

The Jensens sold the station in February 1979 to a joint venture with Robert E. Ingstad of North Dakota, who became the sole owner in 1980

S.C. Johnson Company, in 1982.^[4] The two stations were then sold to Sunbrook Communications in 1986; during this time, the station dominated the Missoula radio market.^[5]

KGGL

Sunbrook sold its radio properties—ten in Montana and a pair in

KYSS, in September 1995. This left Missoula without a station in the contemporary hit radio format.^[5] The format change was a successful one: the fall 2005 Eastlan radio ratings for Missoula showed KGGL tied with public radio station KUFM and beating third-place KYSS.^[7]

In a 24-station sale that was only partially completed, Fisher sold many of its small-market radio properties to Cherry Creek Radio in 2006 in order to fund an expansion into Spanish-language television in major Pacific Northwest markets. The 24 stations contributed just one-fourth of the radio division's revenue, with Fisher's three Seattle stations comprising the rest.[8]

Effective June 17, 2022, Cherry Creek Radio sold KGGL as part of a 42 station/21 translator package to Townsquare Media for $18.75 million.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c FCC History Cards for KGGL
^ "Radio Station Planned". The Sunday Missoulian. August 29, 1976. p. 40. Archived from the original on November 15, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
^ "New FM Radio Station Started". The Sunday Missoulian. May 8, 1977. p. 43. Archived from the original on November 15, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
^ "KGRZ, KDXT radio stations sold". The Missoulian. November 8, 1981. p. B-2. Archived from the original on November 15, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
^ ^a ^b McInally, Mike (September 4, 1995). "Station switch sets up FM country showdown". The Missoulian. pp. A-1, A-9. Archived from the original on November 15, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
^ "Sunbrook sells radio stations". Great Falls Tribune. September 27, 1994. p. 4B. Archived from the original on November 8, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
^ Struckman, Robert (January 10, 2006). "KUFM, KGGL winning radio wars". The Missoulian. pp. B1, B2. Archived from the original on November 15, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
^ Jamison, Michael (June 2, 2006). "Fisher sells 6 Missoula radio stations". The Missoulian. pp. A1, A5, A6. Archived from the original on November 15, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.

External links

Official Website
KGGL in the FCC FM station database
KGGL in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

[hc-1] FCC History Cards for KGGL

[2] "Radio Station Planned". The Sunday Missoulian. August 29, 1976. p. 40. Archived from the original on November 15, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.

[3] "New FM Radio Station Started". The Sunday Missoulian. May 8, 1977. p. 43. Archived from the original on November 15, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.

[4] "KGRZ, KDXT radio stations sold". The Missoulian. November 8, 1981. p. B-2. Archived from the original on November 15, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.

[showdown-5] McInally, Mike (September 4, 1995). "Station switch sets up FM country showdown". The Missoulian. pp. A-1, A-9. Archived from the original on November 15, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.

[6] "Sunbrook sells radio stations". Great Falls Tribune. September 27, 1994. p. 4B. Archived from the original on November 8, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2021.

[7] Struckman, Robert (January 10, 2006). "KUFM, KGGL winning radio wars". The Missoulian. pp. B1, B2. Archived from the original on November 15, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.

[8] Jamison, Michael (June 2, 2006). "Fisher sells 6 Missoula radio stations". The Missoulian. pp. A1, A5, A6. Archived from the original on November 15, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.

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v t e Country radio stations in the state of Montana
Stations	Jefferson County Radio KAAR – Butte KATQ – Plentywood KBLL – Helena KBOW – Butte KCGM – Scobey KCTB-LP – Lonepine KCTR-FM – Billings KDBM – Dillon KDBR – Kalispell KDXT – Lolo KDZN – Glendive KERR – Polson KEWF – Billings KFLN – Baker KGGL – Missoula KGHL – Billings KHNK – Columbia Falls KHTC - Malmstrom AFB KIKC – Forsyth KIKC-FM – Forsyth KIKF – Cascade KIMO – Townsend/Helena KLCB – Libby KLTZ – Glasgow KMON – Great Falls KMON-FM – Great Falls KOLK – Lakeside KPQX – Havre KQRK – Pablo/Kalispell KQRV – Deer Lodge KRKX – Billings KRPM – Billings KSCY – Four Corners KVCK – Wolf Point KVCK-FM – Wolf Point KWMY – Joliet KXLB – Churchill KXLO – Lewistown KYSS-FM – Missoula KZIN-FM – Shelby
Defunct:	KBCK – Deer Lodge KCTJ-LP – Finley Point
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Montana

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