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KSGM

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KSGM
Chester, Illinois
Frequency	980 kHz
Programming
Format	Classic country
Affiliations	Westwood One Country
Ownership
Owner	Donze Communications
Sister stations	KBDZ
History
Call sign meaning	Ste. Genevieve, Missouri
Technical information
Facility ID	17305
Class	B
Power	1,000 watts day 470 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	37°47′16.00″N 89°54′21.00″W / 37.7877778°N 89.9058333°W / 37.7877778; -89.9058333
Translator(s)	105.3 MHz K287CE (Ste. Genevieve, Missouri)
Links
Website	Official website

KSGM (980 AM) is a radio stationinChester, Illinois, broadcasting a classic country format. The station is owned by Donze Communications.^[1]^[2]

History[edit]

KSGM transmitted its first broadcast on July 5, 1947, from Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. KSGM was located at 1450 on the AM dial with a power output of 250 watts. KSGM's pioneer broadcasting schedule included local news of interest to the Chester community, religious broadcasts from St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, sports from Chester High School and special programming from Menard Correctional Center.

KSGM's friendship with the Chester community continued to grow and as early as 1954, KSGM established studios in the First Bank Building in downtown Chester.

In 1961, KSGM was relicensed to Chester. KSGM also changed frequencies from 1450 to 980 kHz, and increased power to 1,000 watts.

KSGM serves a wider area in Southern Illinois and Southeast Missouri with entertainment and information.

KSGM provides live sports coverage of Chester High School Yellow Jacket sports in addition to sports coverage of St. Vincent Catholic, Perryville, Ste. Genevieve and Valle Catholic High Schools in Missouri.

In November 2016, KSGM flipped formats from mainstream countrytoclassic country. The station now uses the moniker "The River Region's Legend" since it is the oldest station in southeast Missouri and southern Illinois. Station owners promoted Brian "Gritty" Snider to program director and station image director.

References[edit]

^ "KSGM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

^ "KSGM Station Information Profile". Arbitron.

External links[edit]

KSGM in the FCC AM station database
KSGMinNielsen Audio's AM station database

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Defunct	WQQW - Highland (1510 AM)
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Illinois

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