KGMS
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Broadcast area | Tucson metropolitan area |
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| [[Frequency|FrequencTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | 940 kHz |
| Branding | 940 AM KGMS |
| Programming | |
| Format | Christian radio |
| Affiliations | Wilkins Radio Network |
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Call sign meaning | Good Message |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| 53592 | |
| Class | B |
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| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | wilkinsradio |
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KGMS (940 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Tucson, Arizona, United States, and serving the Tucson metropolitan area. Owned by Robert and Luann Wilkins, through licensee Tucson Christian Radio, Inc., it carries a Christian format as part of the Wilkins Radio Network. KGMS is also simulcast on KNXN in Sierra Vista, Arizona, to provide coverage southeast of Tucson.
History
Early years
KGMS began as a request for a construction permit, filed in 1958 for a new station on 940 kHz in Tucson. Prior to beginning operations, it was assigned the call letters KMBO in 1960 and KOBY in 1961. The station signed on the air in August 10, 1963, as KHOS and it aired a full service, country music format. KHOS was an affiliate of the ABC Information Radio Network.
On September 1, 1977, it switched to Adult Contemporary music and changed its call letters to KMGX. In July 1981, it flipped to a talk radio format as KNST. The KNST call letters and format were moved to 790 AM in April 1993.[2] Meanwhile, 940 AM changed its call letters to KWFM. The next year the call sign was changed to KCEE, and the station became KGMS in 2001.[3]
Expanded Band assignment
On March 17, 1997, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that 88 stations had been given permission to move to newly available "Expanded Band" transmitting frequencies, ranging from 1610 to 1700 kHz. KCEE was authorized to move from 940 kHz to 1630 kHz.[4]
However, KCEE never procured the construction permit needed to implement the authorization, so the expanded band station was never built, and KCEE remained on 940 kHz.
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Facility Technical Data for KGMS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Good News: A Tucson AM Finds A New Owner" by Adam Jacobson, July 20, 2018.
- ^ Call Sign History (FCC.gov)
- ^ "FCC Public Notice: Mass Media Bureau Announces Revised AM Expanded Band Allotment Plan and Filing Window for Eligible Stations" (FCC DA 97-537), March 17, 1997. This notice lists KCEE under its earlier call sign of KWFM.
External links
- Template:FCC Licensing and Management System facility
- KGMS in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- FCC History Cards for KGMS (covering 1958-1981 as KMBO / KOBY / KHOS / KMGX / KNST)
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