KGCX (93.1 FM, "Eagle 93") is a radio station

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to serve

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. The station is owned by Andrew Sturlaugson's P&A Media. It airs a

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music format. The KGCX studios are on 2nd Ave SW in Sidney.

History

The station was assigned the KGCX call letters by the

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on February 3,

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; it signed on June 1. Founding owner

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died on May 11, 2022; the station had been owned by his Sidney Community Broadcasting. Andrew Sturlaugson's P&A Media acquired Marks' Montana and North Dakota radio stations, including KGCX, for $850,000 in 2024.

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