KGAM (106.3 FM) is a

radio station Radio broadcasting is transmission of audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience. In terrestrial radio broadcasting the radio waves are broadcast by a land-based radi ...

broadcasting a Spanish

adult contemporary Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, quiet ...

format, licensed and operating in

Merced, California Merced (; Spanish for "Mercy") is a city in, and the county seat of, Merced County, California, United States, in the San Joaquin Valley. As of the 2020 Census, the city had a population of 86,333, up from 78,958 in 2010. Incorporated on April ...

, USA. It is currently owned by Alfredo Plascencia's

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, through the licensee Lazer Licenses, LLC.

History

The station was previously known as the English adult contemporary station "Magic 106.3", and earlier as the country station KNAH "Hank 106.3". Before that, the station was known as KHPO "106.3 The Hippo", which was a

classic hits Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes songs from the top 40 music charts from the late 1960s to the early 2000s, with music from the 1980s serving as the core of the format. Music that was popularized by MTV in the early 198 ...

station, and before that KIBG "Big 106.3" which played a hot adult contemporary format, then became adult contemporary.

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