City Greenville, Texas Frequency 1400 kHz | Branding Friendlee 105.9 & 1400 First air date 1946 | |
Slogan Texans, Legends, & Outlaws Translator(s) 105.9 K290AP (Commerce) | ||
KGVL (1400 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Classic Country format located in Greenville, Texas. The station is currently owned by Hunt County Radio after being sold by Cumulus Media.
KGVL also retransmits its signal on 105.9 FM K290AP Licensed to Commerce, TX
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History
KGVL signed on in 1946 on 1400 kHz in Greenville Texas. The facility was built by legendary broadcast engineer Truett Kimzey, who in the early 1930s gained fame as the original announcer for the Light Crust Doughboys on KFJZ in Fort Worth ("The Light Crust Doughboys are on the air!") and was one of the earliest engineers to transmit experimental television broadcasts. KGVL originally operated as a "full-service" station, with middle-of-the-road music, local news and sports, live coverage of local events, and Mutual Network and Texas State Network programming. The station's primary owner was Leo Hackney, who managed the station into the 1980s. Among the best-known and longest-serving personalities were staff announcer Jimmy Jones and sports broadcasters Brooks Carroll and Bill Rust.
Format History
Country music 1946-?
Adult Standards ?-1987
Adult Contemporary 1987-?
News Talk ?-1994
Country music 1994-1999
Oldies 1999-? (14K Gold)
Spanish 2005-2007 Radio Exitos 1400 Spanish on Weekends Only
News Talk ?-2009 (1400 KGVL News/Talk/Sports)
Classic Country 2009-2010 (1400 The Boot)
Oldies 2010-November 2013 (Big 14 GVL)
Classic Country November 2013 – Present (Friendlee 105.9 & 1400)