KGON
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| City of license | Portland, Oregon |
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| Broadcast area | Portland, Oregon |
| Branding | 92.3 KGON |
| Slogan | The Classic Rock Station |
| Frequency | 92.3 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
| First air date | December 6, 1967 (as KLIQ-FM) February 1, 1974 (as KGON) |
| Format | Classic rock HD2: "The Metal Channel" |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 386 meters |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 2432 |
| Transmitter coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Callsign meaning | K OreGON |
| Former callsigns | KLIQ-FM (1967-1973) |
| Owner | Entercom (Entercom License, LLC) |
| Sister stations | KNRK, KYCH, KWJJ, KRSK, KMTT, KFXX |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kgon.com |
KGON (92.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format. The station also broadcasts in HD Radio, featuring live rock performances. Licensed to Portland, Oregon, USA, the station serves the Portland Oregon and Vancouver, Washington area. The station is owned by Entercom.[1] The studios are located south of downtown Portland, and the transmitter site is in the city's Southwest Hills district.
Station history
Originally having signed on the air in 1967 as KLIQ-FM, KGON would begin its life as an AOR on February 1, 1974, with "Here Comes the Sun" by The Beatles as its first song being played on the station.[2] It would continue in this direction until October 1992 when it shifted to its current classic rock direction.
References
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- ↑ "The History of KGON: A Work In Progress" Iris Harrison, blogs.kgon.com (September 2, 2009)
External links
- KGON's official website
- 92.3 KGON on Facebook
- 92.3 KGON on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Query the FCC's FM station database for KGON
- Radio-Locator information on KGON
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KGON
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