KIGS
| City of license | Hanford, California |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Visalia-Tulare, California |
| Frequency | 620 kHz |
| First air date | 1947 (as KNGS) |
| Format | Multicultural |
| Power | 1,000 watts day and night |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 51122 |
| Transmitter coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Callsign meaning | KInGS County |
| Former callsigns | KNGS (1947-1987) KCLQ (1987-1989) |
| Owner | Charanjit Singh Batth (Akal Broadcasting Corporation) |
| Website | Official website |
KIGS (620 AM) is a Multicultural radio station licensed to Hanford, California, USA, and serving the Visalia-Tulare area. On October 31, 2014, New Media Broadcasting bought the station from Pereira Communications for $625,000. The purchase closed on February 3, 2015.
KIGS went on the air in 1947 under the ownership of the local newspaper owners.[who?][citation needed] Over the years it has changed ownership having been owned by Lee Smith[citation needed] and later, Bob Liggett.[citation needed] The Pereiras established the station in 1947. Of Portuguese descent, the Pereiras first carried Portuguese-language programming in 1952. later to expand to a mostly-Portuguese format (with some Spanish language programming) in 1989.[1]
KIGS's studios, located on Route 198 east of Hanford, was the basis for the cover of Journey's 1986 album, Raised on Radio.[1]
On July 27, 2012, the license for the station was transferred from Maria Pereira,[2] who died on February 11, 2012 (given in FCC documents as Maria O. Pereira)[3] to John Pereira, the Special Administrator of Maria Pereira's estate.[4] On July 31, the station temporarily left the air, pending completion of Maria Pereira's estate administration, and the beneficiary's plans for the station.[3] In February 2013, ownership was transferred to their children, Albert Pereira and Odilia Silva.
From May 23, 2013-October 30, 2014, KIGS returned to the air with sports, with programming from Fox Sports Radio,[5] before changing its affiliation to NBC Sports Radio soon after. KIGS serves as the home of the Los Angeles Angels radio network for the Central Valley.
As of November 1, 2014, KIGS is now Radio Punjab.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tulare Voice: "Portuguese Radio Station Stands the Test of Time", 2006.
- ↑ Greatest Singers of All Time, Rolling Stone
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 FCC Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA for KIGS, July 31, 2012.
- ↑ FCC CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT for KIGS, July 27, 2012.
- ↑ http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/82166/kigs-returns/
External links
- FCC History Cards for KIGS
- Query the FCC's AM station database for KIGS
- Radio-Locator Information on KIGS
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for KIGS
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