City Bend, Oregon Branding SportsRadio 94.9 & 940 First air date 1960 (as KGRL) | Broadcast area Bend, Oregon Frequency 940 kHz Format Sports | |
KICE (940 AM) is a commercial radio station in Bend, Oregon, broadcasting on 940 AM. KICE airs sports programming from Fox Sports Radio. The station broadcasts Major League Baseball games as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers Radio Network.
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KICE History
KICE radio was originally (on 100.7 FM, now KMGX) a beautiful music station located in Bend, Oregon. Around 1980, in the height of the Urban Cowboy craze, KICE changed formats to 'Outlaw Country' playing such artists as: The Outlaws, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Willie and Waylon and Jerry Jeff Walker. KICE also included many traditional artists such as Patsy Cline, Merle Haggard and the Sons of the Pioneers at a time when most more commercial stations were playing more mainstream country acts.
Along with the unique country format, KICE touted an 'I'd rather be in Central Oregon' theme and concentrated on Central Oregon news and music events. KICE announcers were known as the 'Radio Rangers' who sponsored many country music events. Some best known KICE DJs were 'Rowdy Roy' Larson, 'Maverick Mark' Robbins, "Lightning Lady" Linda Evans, 'Magnum' Mike Slater, Matt James, along with newsman R.L. Garrigus. KICE radio remained popular in the Central Oregon radio ratings until the station was sold in the late 1990s.
940 AM History
940 AM signed on the air in 1960 as KGRL and aired a top 40 format in the 1970s. in 1994 the station changed its call letters to KXUX and aired an adult standards format. In 2000 it changed its call letters to the current KICE and began airing its current sports format.