KGGR


KGGR is an AM urban contemporary gospel radio station that serves the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, airing only during the Daytime hours on AM 1040 because this station shares the same frequency with "clear channel" station WHO in Des Moines, Iowa. The station has had its gospel format since 1990, and is owned by Mortenson Broadcasting. Its sister station is KHVN.

History

The station went on air in 1947 as KIXL. The station was owned by Variety Broadcasting led by Lee Segall, and included celebrity stockholders Greer Garson and William Holden. Later on, it founded a sister station, KIXL-FM/104.5, later known as KEZT and now as KKDA-FM. Segall programmed a long-running and successful beautiful music format on KIXL, which was simulcast on KIXL-FM.
In the 1970s and 1980s the station was owned by Crawford and aired during daylight hours only as KPBC, featuring contemporary Christian music until a new 24-hour station at 770 kHz was created by Crawford.
Studios were located at 1401 South Akard in Dallas from 1947 to 1973, at 3201 Royalty Row in Irving, and in south west Dallas after the mid nineties. Station increased day power to 3,300 watts in the early 2000s. Currently located at Highway 67 beside Executive Air Park. An FM translator was licensed to rebroadcast KGGR on 102.5 MHz in January 2009. K273BJ 102.5 no longer simulcasts KGGR, but KTNO.