KPGE
Radio station in Page, Arizona, United States
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KPGE (1340 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Page, Arizona, United States, the station is owned by Southwest Broadcasting, LLC.
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| Frequency | 1340 kHz |
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| Branding | Kix 98.3 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Southwest Broadcasting, LLC |
| KXAZ | |
| History | |
First air date | 1971 |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 36349 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts (day) 1,000 watts (night) |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°54′20″N 111°27′28.6″W |
| Translator | 98.3 K252FG (Page) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | kix98.com |
The station's skywave signal was reported in Salt Lake City on 2007-11-27 and audio proof of the station was recorded.[2]
The station went silent on December 31, 2022, upon the retirement of owner Janet Brown.[3] In November 2023, KPGE and sister station KXAZ were purchased by Vance and Karey Barbee's Southwest Broadcasting and returned to the air.[4]
Two earlier stations previously occupied on the 1340 AM Frequency in the 1960s, both of them being named KPGE.[5][6]