KGBC

For the television station in Meridian, Mississippi, see WGBC-TV.
KGBC
Broadcast areaGreater Houston
Frequency1540 kHz
BrandingPuro Tejano
Programming
Language(s)Spanish
FormatTejano
Ownership
Owner
  • SIGA Broadcasting, Inc.
  • (Gabriel Arango)
KAML, KFJZ, KHFX, KLVL, KTMR
History
First air date
February 1, 1947; 77 years ago (1947-02-01)[1]
Call sign meaning
K Galveston Broadcasting Company[2]
or Keep Galveston Beaches Clean (as formerly promoted on air)
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID26002
ClassB
Power3,600 watts day
2,600 watts critical hours
185 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
29°18′55″N 94°48′19″W / 29.31528°N 94.80528°W / 29.31528; -94.80528
Translator(s)See § Translator
Links
Public license information

KGBC (1540 AM) is a terrestrial American brokered time AM radio facility, paired with an FM relay translator. KGBC is licensed to serve the City of Galveston, Texas. K269GS is licensed to serve Houston, broadcasting from a location near Baytown, off of W Baker Road & Texas Highway 330. Established in 1947, KGBC Radio is wholly owned by SIGA Broadcasting, Inc., of Houston, Texas.[4][5][6]

As of 1989 it is the only radio station in Galveston.[7]

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  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KGBC". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
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  6. ^ "Galveston's Own KGBC Radio". kgbcradio.com.
  7. ^ Long, Steven (1989-09-26). "KGBC: tuned in to danger/Galveston's only radio station offers quirky mix". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on 13 October 2012. Retrieved 2022-02-22.