KGOW

Infobox Radio station
name = KGOW


city = Bellaire, Texas
area = Greater Houston
branding = "1560 The Game"
slogan = "Life Is A Game. Play To Win."
airdate = April 22, 1996 (as KILE)
frequency = 1560 kHz
format = sports
power = 50,000 Watts (Daytime)
(Construction permit for 1,000 Watts (Nighttime))
class = B
callsign_meaning = K
GOW Communications (owner)
former_callsigns = KILE (1996-2007)
owner = GOW Communications
licensee = JLF Communications
sister_stations =
webcast = [http://wmc2.liquidcompass.cc/KGOW Listen Live]
website = [http://www.1560thegame.com 1560thegame.com]
affiliations = Sports Byline USA

KGOW (1560 AM), known as "1560 The Game," is a sports talk formatted radio station based in Houston, Texas, USA. It is currently under ownership of GOW Communications.

History

Prior to September 2007, the station was KILE, with a Multi-Language talk radio format; and was the only one in the Houston area to broadcast in many languages including Spanish, Russian and various Asian languages.

The current all-sports format began on August 20, 2007. 1560 the game is the birthplace of the PUMA SONG, and morning hosts John and Lance are the brainchild of the nickname "BIG PUMA" for Astros firstbaseman Lance Berkman.

Programming

The station's lineup includes morning co-hosts Lance Zierlein (lovechild of Coach Lou Holtz and Edith Bunker) and John Granato, "Houston Chronicle" columnist Richard Justice, "Houston Chronicle" columnist Ken Hoffman with Raheel Ramzanali and afternoon co-hosts Sean Pendergast and John "The Professor" Harris. On the weekends David "The Truth" Nuño hosts Game Time. Spencer Tillman is a weekly guest during the football season. Special Guests of the station (some of whom are celebrity voice impressions) includes "SEC GUY", John Rocker on a Mobile, Mary Jo Rapinni(Sex Therapist), and Coach Lou Holtz on a mobile

Play-by-play includes the LSU Tigers football team.

The station goes off the air at 9:30 p.m. weeknights, however, KGOW holds a construction permit to restart their 24-hour broadcasts with a nighttime wattage of 1,000. KGOW broadcasts from a tower in Bellaire that reaches inside the loop and close suburbs. Otherwise, overnight programming is leased to KLVL, normally a Spanish language religious station.

A newly added feature as of Feb. 2008 is a live webcam of their broadcast. That video feed is accessible at http://www.1560.tv.

Competitors

KGOW is in one of the most competitive sports radio markets in the country, with three competing stations: KILT, KBME, and KFNC.

External links

* [http://www.1560thegame.com 1560 The Game]
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