KOGN
| Frequency | 1490 kHz |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Format | Silent, was Regional Mexican |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | April 1948 (as KVOG) |
Former call signs | KVOG (1948-1978) KJQN (1978-1993) KJOE (1993-1994) KYFO (1994-2006) |
Call sign meaning | OGdeN |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 5175 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°14′23″N 111°58′58″W / 41.23972°N 111.98278°W |
KOGN (1490
History
The station was built by pioneer Utah broadcaster Arch Webb in April 1948 with call sign KVOG – the "Voice of Ogden" and subsequently changed to KJQN on December 1, 1978, and again on June 28, 1993, to KJOE. The radio station and its FM counterpart was acquired by the Bible Broadcasting Network from U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 2004. The station went to non-commercial status and the call sign changed on May 16, 1994, to KYFO. KYFO aired primarily religious programming. The station was then sold to AM Radio 1490, Inc. in 2005, and changed to the call sign KOGN on May 1, 2006.[2]
On May 29, 2009, The Fifth District Court of Utah in Washington County appointed a receiver to take over KOGN. This was done for US Capital, Incorporated of Boulder, Colorado, an investment group which foreclosed on Legecy Media, the owners of KOGN and several other stations. The receiver sold the station to Familia Broadcasting, LLC of Salt Lake City in a court-approved sale, at a price of $25,000; the purchase was consummated on May 31, 2013. On September 10, 2021, Positivia Radio, Inc. agreed to purchase KOGN from Familia Broadcasting LLC.[3] On December 20, 2021, KOGN ceased broadcasting. The transmitter site in Ogden has been sold, and the station's current status is unknown. Former KVOG and KJQN DJ Bill Allred reports that the KOGN studio building has recently been demolished.[4][5] On August 15, 2022, Familia Broadcasting LLC consummated the sale of KOGN to Positivia Radio, Inc.[6]
References
External links
- KOGN in the FCC AM station database
- KOGN in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- FCC History Cards for KOGN
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