KGCX (AM)

KGCX
Broadcast areaSidney-Williston
Frequency1480 kHz
Programming
FormatDefunct (was classic country)
Ownership
Owner
  • Halvorson and Teacher families
  • (KGCX, Inc.)
KGCH-FM
History
First air date
October 1926 (1926-10)
Last air date
August 2, 1993 (1993-08-02)
Former frequencies
  • 1250 kHz (1926–1927)
  • 1230 kHz (1927–1928)
  • 1420 kHz (1928–1929)
  • 1310 kHz (1929–1936)
  • 1450 kHz (1936–1941)
Technical information
Facility ID34458
Power5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
47°46′26″N 104°06′54″W / 47.77389°N 104.11500°W / 47.77389; -104.11500[1]

KGCX was a radio station in Sidney, Montana. It was the second station to operate in the state, originally based in Vida, later moving to Wolf Point. After several frequency and city changes, KGCX moved to 1480 kHz and Sidney in 1941 and 1942, where it would remain for the next 51 years until being closed in 1993.

  1. ^ "KGCX(AM)" (PDF). 1993 Broadcasting Yearbook. 1993. p. B-217. Retrieved September 18, 2019.