KSGM

KSGM
City	Chester, Illinois
Frequency	980 kHz
Programming
Format	Classic Country
Affiliations	Westwood One Country
Ownership
Owner	Donze Communications
Sister stations	KBDZ
History
Call sign meaning	K Ste. Genevieve, Missouri (former community of license)
Technical information
Facility ID	17305
Class	B
Power	1,000 watts day; 470 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	37°47′16.00″N 89°54′21.00″W / 37.7877778°N 89.9058333°W
Translator(s)	105.3 MHz K287CE (Ste. Genevieve, Missouri)
Links
Website	Official website

Coordinates: 37°47′16.00″N 89°54′21.00″W / 37.7877778°N 89.9058333°W / 37.7877778; -89.9058333

KSGM (AM 980) transmitted its first broadcast on July 5, 1947, from Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. KSGM was located at 1450 on the AM dial with a power output of 250 watts. KSGM's pioneer broadcasting schedule included local news of interest to the Chester community, religious broadcasts from St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, sports from Chester High School and special programming from Menard Correctional Center.

KSGM's friendship with the Chester Community continued to grow and as early as 1954, KSGM established studios in the First Bank Building in downtown Chester.

In 1961, KSGM was relicensed to Chester. KSGM also changed frequencies from 1450 to 980 kHz, and increased power to 1,000 watts.

KSGM serves a wider area in Southern Illinois and Southeast Missouri with entertainment and information.

KSGM provides live sports coverage of Chester High School Yellow Jacket sports in addition to sports coverage of St. Vincent Catholic, Perryville, Ste. Genevieve and Valle Catholic High Schools in Missouri.

In November 2016, KSGM flipped formats from "Mainstream Country" to "Classic Country." The station now uses the moniker "The River Region's Legend" since it is the oldest station in southeast Missouri and southern Illinois. Station owners promoted Brian "Gritty" Snider to Program Director and Station Image Director.

The station is currently owned by Donze Communications.^[1]^[2]

References[]

^ "KSGM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
^ "KSGM Station Information Profile". Arbitron.

External links[]

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

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[1] "KSGM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

[2] "KSGM Station Information Profile". Arbitron.

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