KGEO

Infobox Radio station
name = KGEO


city = Bakersfield, California
area = Central California
branding = "ESPN Radio 1230"
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frequency = 1230 AM
format = Sports Talk
power = 1,000 watts (unlimited)
class = C
facility_id = 36233
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former_callsigns = KGEE (?-1980) KGAM (1980-1981)
owner = American General Media
licensee = AGM California
sister_stations = KEBT, KERI, KERN, KGFM, KISV, KKXX-FM
webcast = [http://www.warpradio.com/Tuner.asp?id=797 Listen Live]
website = [http://www.espnbakersfield.com/ espnbakersfield.com]
affiliations = ESPN Radio

KGEO (1230 AM, "ESPN Radio 1230") is a radio station broadcasting a sports talk format. Licensed to Bakersfield, California, USA, it serves inland central California. The station was assigned the KGEO call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on May 18, 1981.cite web |title=Call Sign History |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=36233&Callsign=KGEO |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database]

Programming

Programming heard on KGEO includes "Mike and Mike", "There It Is!", "The Jake Stevens Show", "The Jim Rome Show", Phil Hendrie, and ESPN Radio. It is currently the flagship station of the Bakersfield Condors in the ECHL and the Bakersfield Jam part of the NBA D-League.

Until 2006, KGEO was an all-sports station and carried an extensive lineup from ESPN Radio. KGEO is no longer the flagship station for the Bakersfield Blaze of the California League of Minor League Baseball. "Imus in the Morning" was heard on KGEO until its cancellation in April 2007, as was its replacement shows throughout the summer of 2007.

On Monday, March 31, 2008, KGEO affiliated with ESPN Radio. KGEO is now branded as "ESPN Radio 1230".

External links

* [http://www.espnbakersfield.com/ ESPN Radio 1230 KGEO official website]
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* [http://www.yourradiostore.com/ Your Radio Store] - A show carried on "ESPN Radio 1230"
* [http://www.condorsonline.com/ Bakersfield Condors] - Heard exclusively on "ESPN Radio 1230"
* [http://www.bakersfieldjam.com/ Bakersfield Jam] - Heard exclusively on "ESPN Radio 1230"