KCGY (95.1
FM) is a
radio station
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broadcasting a
country music
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format. Licensed to
Laramie, Wyoming
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, United States, the station serves Laramie and nearby
Cheyenne
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. The station is currently owned by
Townsquare Media
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and features programming from
Westwood One
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The company takes its name from an earlier network also named Westwood One, a company founded in 1976. The co ...
.
The station is the FM flagship for
Wyoming Cowboys
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football and basketball; games are simulcast with sister station
KOWB.
KCGY FM was originally put on the air by
Curt Gowdy
Curtis Edward Gowdy (July 31, 1919 – February 20, 2006) was an American sportscaster. He called Boston Red Sox games on radio and TV for 15 years, and then covered many nationally televised sporting events, primarily for NBC Sports and ABC S ...
(from whom it takes its call letters), a Wyoming native who gained fame as a sportscaster for major TV networks.
History
KCGY first signed on the air in 1983 with its current country music format.
References
External links
Official Website
CGY
Country radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1983
1983 establishments in Wyoming
Townsquare Media radio stations
Laramie, Wyoming
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