KIGS

KIGS
Broadcast areaVisalia–Tulare, California
Frequency620 kHz
BrandingRadio Punjab
Programming
FormatPunjabi language music, talk and news
Ownership
Owner
  • Charanjit Singh Batth
  • (Akal Broadcasting Corporation)
History
First air date
February 1, 1948; 76 years ago (1948-02-01)
Former call signs
  • KNGS (1947–1987)
  • KCLQ (1987–1989)
Call sign meaning
Kings County, California
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID51122
ClassB
Power1,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
36°19′35″N 119°33′59″W / 36.32639°N 119.56639°W / 36.32639; -119.56639
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.radiopunjab.com

KIGS (620 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Hanford, California, United States. It serves the Visalia-Tulare and Fresno radio markets. The station is owned by Charanjit Singh Batth, and it carries programming from "Radio Punjab." Radio Punjab is also heard in San Francisco, Seattle and other West Coast cities, airing Punjabi language music, talk and news for South Asian listeners.

KIGS operates with 1,000 watts around the clock, using a directional antenna at night to avoid interfering with other stations on AM 620. The studios and transmitter are located on Hanford Expressway (California State Route 198) near 6th Avenue in Hanford. The station building was the basis for the cover of Journey's 1986 album, Raised on Radio.[2]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KIGS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
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