KOGN

Infobox Radio station
name = KOGN


city = Ogden, Utah
area =
branding =
slogan =
airdate = 1947 (as KVOG)
format = Adult Standards
power = 1,000 watts (day) 1,000 watts (night)
class = C
facility_id = 5175
coordinates = coord|41|14|23|N|111|58|58|W|region:GB_type:city
callsign_meaning = OGdeN
former_callsigns = KVOG (1947-1978) KJQN (1978-1993) KJOE (1993-1994) KYFO (1994-2006)
owner = AM Radio 1490, Inc.
licensee =
sister_stations = KNFL
webcast =
website = http://www.kogn.com
affiliations =

KOGN (1490 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a nostalgia/adult standards format. Licensed to Ogden, Utah, USA, the station serves the Ogden area. The station is owned by AM Radio 1490, Inc. [cite web |url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=KOGN |title=KOGN Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division] The station is an affiliate of Dial Global's adult standard format. KOGN's signal is also simulcasted on nearby KNFL 1470 kHz in Tremonton, Utah.

History

The station was built by pioneer Utah broadcaster Arch Webb in 1947 with call sign KVOG - the "Voice of Ogden" and subsequently changed to KJQN on 1978-12-01 and changed on 1993-06-28 to KJOE. The radio station was acquired by the Bible Broadcasting Network from US Bankruptcy Court in Salt Lake City, UT in 2004. [ [http://sec.edgar-online.com/2005/06/17/0001139020-05-000216/Section18.asp Legacy Communications Corp/AM 1490, purchase of KYFO.] ] The station went to non-commercial status and the call sign changed on 1994-05-16 to KYFO. KYFO aired primarily religious programming. The station was then sold to AM Radio 1490, Inc in 2005, and changed to the call sign KOGN on 2006-05-01. [ [http://www.oldradio.com/archives/stations/slc-hist.htm Salt Lake Broadcasting History] ]

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External links

*AMQ|KOGN
*AML|KOGN
*AMARB|KOGN