KGBK (98.9
FM, "Real Country 98.9 GBK") is a commercial
radio station
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licensed to serve
Larned, Kansas
Larned is a city in and the county seat of Pawnee County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 3,769.
History
Larned was laid out in 1873. The first post office was established at Larned in 1872.
The ...
, United States. The station is currently owned by Christofer Shank, through licensee Ad Astra per Aspera Broadcasting, Inc.
KGBK broadcasts a
gold-based country music
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music format.
History
KGBK signed on as KANS-FM on November 1, 1965, at 96.7 FM. Initially broadcasting with 910 watts of power, it upgraded to 3,000 watts in the mid-1980s. The station was assigned the KSOB
call sign
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by the
Federal Communications Commission
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on November 27,
2007
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Events
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It previously aired the ""
Jack FM
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and "
Bob FM
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adult hits formats.
As part of former owner Rocking M Media's bankruptcy reorganization, in which 12 stations in Kansas would be auctioned off to new owners, it was announced on October 31, 2022 that
Hutchinson-based Ad Astra per Aspera Broadcasting was the winning bidder for KSOB,
KNNS and
Salina-based
KVOB for $152,000. Ahead of the closure of the sale, Ad Astra per Aspera applied for new KGBK call letters for the station, which took effect on April 1, 2023. On March 31, Ad Astra per Aspera assumed control of the stations, with KGBK shifting to a traditional country format as "Real Country." Concurrent with the sale consummation, Ad Astra per Aspera filed a frequency change for the station to 98.9 MHz, move their transmitter to a site northwest of
Pawnee Rock (and therefore, improving their coverage in Great Bend), and increase power to 16,500 watts.
The upgrades were completed on August 9,
and the station was licensed for operation on 98.9 MHz effective September 7.
References
External links
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Country radio stations in the United States
Pawnee County, Kansas
Radio stations established in 1966
1966 establishments in Kansas
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