KGKL (AM)

KGKL

City	San Angelo, Texas
Broadcast area	San Angelo, Texas
Frequency	960 kHz
Branding	ESPN 960
Programming
Format	Sports
Affiliations	ESPN Radio Dallas Cowboys Radio Network Texas Rangers Radio Network
Ownership
Owner	Townsquare Media (Townsquare License, LLC)
Sister stations	KGKL-FM, KELI (FM), KKCN, KNRX
History
First air date	1928
Technical information
Facility ID	34464
Class	D (Formerly B up to March 2020)
Power	5,000 watts day 116 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	31°29′40″N 100°24′52″W / 31.49444°N 100.41444°W / 31.49444; -100.41444Coordinates: 31°29′40″N 100°24′52″W / 31.49444°N 100.41444°W / 31.49444; -100.41444
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	espn960sanangelo.com

KGKL (960 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports format.^[1] Licensed to San Angelo, Texas, United States, the station serves the San Angelo area. The station is currently owned by Townsquare Media and before September 1, 2020; featured programming from Premiere Radio Networks, WestwoodOne, Dave Ramsey, and Compass Media Networks. Bill Lockwood's American Liberty program, based at News/Talk 1290 in Wichita Falls, also aired on News/Talk 960 before the format change to sports.^[2] The station was awarded a construction permit on March 9, 2020 to become a Class D station, reducing power at night from 1,000 to 116 watts.

In May 2020, Robert Snyder, Regional News/Talk/Sports Director of Content for the Texas Townsquare Media Network, became the operations manager for KGKL (AM).

On September 1, 2020, KGKL changed their format from news/talk to sports, branded as "ESPN 960", with programming from ESPN Radio. Ryan Hyatt's Raiderland also airs on ESPN 960, it is based at Talk 1340 in Lubbock.^[3]

Previous logo[]

References[]

External links[]

• KGKL in the FCC AM station database
• KGKL on Radio-Locator
• KGKL in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

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