KBGX (105.3 FM, "Lava 105.3") is a

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broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Keaau, Hawaii, the station serves the

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area. The station is currently owned by Carla Morris and Sally Dobson, through licensee Resoante Hawaii LLC, and features programming from

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History

The station went on the air as KBGX on 2004-04-14. The station covers most of the Big Island from about on Mauna Kea with a booster transmitter in Kona at on the same channel.

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BGX Radio stations established in 2003 Classic hits radio stations in the United States 2003 establishments in Hawaii {{Hawaii-radio-station-stub