KGAS (AM)

KGAS (1590 AM) is a terrestrial radio station, paired with an FM translator, broadcasting a sports format with local news, weather, and sports interspersed. Licensed to Carthage, Texas, United States, the station serves the state line area of far East Texas and western Louisiana.

KGAS

KGAS Studios
Carthage, Texas U.S.
Broadcast area	Panola County, Texas De Soto Parish, Louisiana
Frequency	1590 kHz
Branding	The Heartbeat of East Texas
Programming
Format	Sports
Affiliations	ESPN Radio
Ownership
Owner	Wanda J. Hanszen and Jerry T. Hanszen (Hanszen Broadcasting, Inc.)
Sister stations	KGAS-FM, KMHT, KMHT-FM
History
First air date	January 6, 1956
Call sign meaning	natural gas (the area historically has produced oil and gas)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	31065
Class	D
Power	2,500 watts (daytime) 128 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates	32°09′12″N 94°18′52″W
Translator(s)	See § Translator
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	KGAS website

Translators

Broadcast translator for KGAS

Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	HAAT	Class	Transmitter coordinates	FCC info	Notes
K279CF	103.7 FM	Carthage, Texas	156995	250	50 m (164 ft)	D	32°09′17″N 94°19′15″W	LMS	First air date: September 8, 2014

History

The facility received a License to Cover on January 6, 1956, as a 1 kilowatt daytime only facility, from a transmission site on Old Carthage-Deadwood Road, 0.2 mile east of the Carthage city limits. The station was first proposed in 1955 by Thomas Alford and F.E. Barr, as the Carthage Broadcasting Company, with the studios located at 318 East Sabine St. Carthage, Texas, 75633. The facility is currently owned by Wanda J. Hanszen and Jerry T. Hanszen, through licensee Hanszen Broadcasting, Inc.

In 2014, an FM translator was acquired by Hanszen Broadcasting to operate at channel 279 (103.7 MHz). The translator was issued a License to Cover on September 8, 2014. K279CF operates with 250 watts ERP, from an elevation of 50 meters height above average terrain.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 31065 (KGAS) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KGAS in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
• Facility details for Facility ID 156995 (K279CF) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• K279CF at FCCdata.org
• FCC History Cards for KGAS