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KGYN 
Summary
KGYN (1210 AM) is a radio station licensed to Guymon, Oklahoma, United States. The station serves the southwestern Kansas area, and carries a talk format. The station is currently owned by Steckline Communications. KGYN broadcasts with 22,000 watts on a protected signal and can be heard in 7 states during daytime power and 10,000 watts in most of the western half of the United States during night time power.[2][3]
| Broadcast area | Oklahoma Panhandle and surrounding areas in Texas, Kansas, New Mexico, and Colorado |
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| Frequency | 1210 kHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Talk |
| Affiliations | Fox News Radio Fox Sports Radio Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Steckline Communications, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | 1949 |
Former frequencies | 1220 kHz (1949-1971) |
Call sign meaning | Guymon |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 65152 |
| Class | B |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 36°40′34″N 101°22′58″W / 36.67611°N 101.38278°W |
| Translator(s) | 106.3 K292HJ (Liberal, Kansas) |
| Links | |
Public license information |
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| Website | KGYN Online |
The station uses the slogan "The Five State Big talker."[4]
The station has been received via skywave in Salt Lake City, Utah.[5]
On June 2, 2020, KGYN was granted an FCC construction permit to increase day power to 22,000 watts.
References edit
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KGYN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "KGYN Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "KGYN Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ "Listening log for Jan. 5, 2022" KG5JST (Accessed Jan. 5, 2022)
- ^ Salt Lake City DX logs
External links edit
- KGYN in the FCC AM station database
- KGYN in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- FCC History Cards for KGYN