KCGL (104.1 FM, "The Eagle") is a

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broadcasting a

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format. It is licensed to

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, and serves the entire Cody area. The station is currently owned by the

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, a division of Legend Communications of Wyoming, and features programming from

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. The Eagle changed their format from

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to classic hits on July 15, 2016, at 3:00 p.m. All five stations of the Big Horn Radio Network have their offices and studios located on Mountain View Drive in Cody. KCGL and

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share a transmitter site on Cedar Mountain off

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, west of Cody.

History

The station was assigned

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KRYV on April 16, 2001. On May 21, 2001, the station changed its call sign to the current KCGL.

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