FACTOID # 167: 82% of people in Finland show confidence in police institutions, though only 41% of the Fins surveyed felt they could report a crime to the police.
 
 Home   Encyclopedia   Statistics   Countries A-Z   Flags   Maps   Education   Forum   FAQ   About 
 
WHAT'S NEW
RECENT ARTICLES
More Recent Articles »
 

Encyclopedia > KGLI
KGLI
KG95 logo
City of license Sioux City, Iowa
Branding KG95
Slogan Today's Hits, Yesterday's Favorites
First air date 1983
Frequency 95.5 FM (MHz)
Format Commercial; Hot AC
ERP 100,000 watts
Class C1
Callsign meaning KG 95
Owner Clear Channel
Sister stations KGLI, KMNS, KSEZ, KSFT-FM, KWSL
Webcast Listen Live!
Website http://www.kg95.com/

KGLI (95.5 FM, "KG95") is a radio station broadcasting a hot adult contemporary format. The station serves Sioux City, Iowa, and is owned by Clear Channel Communications. In the United States (and potentially elswhere), each radio station or TV station is assigned a city of license by the Federal Communications Commission that they must serve. While this has become far less meaningful over the decades, stations are still required to post their public file somewhere within the... Sioux City (IPA: ) is a city located in northwest Iowa in the United States. ... Look up slogan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Frequency (disambiguation). ... FM broadcasting is a broadcast technology invented by Edwin Howard Armstrong that uses frequency modulation (FM) to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. ... MegaHertz (MHz) is the name given to one million (106) Hertz, a measure of frequency. ... A radio format or programming format describes the overall content broadcast on a radio station. ... Commercial Radio Hong Kong is one of the two commercial radio broadcasting company in Hong Kong (the other being Metro Radio). ... Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreciated to just AC, is a type of radio format that plays mainstream and pop music, without hip-hop or rap since, as per the name, it is geared more towards adults than teens. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Watt (disambiguation). ... This is a list of broadcast station classes applicable in much of North America under international agreements between the United States, Canada and Mexico. ... Call sign can refer to different types of call signs: Airline call sign Aviator call sign Cosmonaut call sign Radio and television call signs Tactical call sign, also known as a tactical designator See also: International Callsign Allocations, Maritime Mobile Service Identity This is a disambiguation page — a navigational... Not to be confused with clear channel radio stations, which are AM radio stations with certain technical parameters. ... In broadcasting, sister stations are broadcast stations owned by the same company. ... A webcast is a live media file distributed over the Internet using streaming media technology. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... FM broadcasting is a broadcast technology invented by Edwin Howard Armstrong that uses frequency modulation (FM) to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. ... A radio station is an audio (sound) broadcasting service, traditionally broadcast through the air as radio waves (a form of electromagnetic radiation) from a transmitter to an antenna and a thus to a receiving device. ... Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreciated to just AC, is a type of radio format that plays mainstream and pop music, without hip-hop or rap since, as per the name, it is geared more towards adults than teens. ... Sioux City (IPA: ) is a city located in northwest Iowa in the United States. ... Not to be confused with clear channel radio stations, which are AM radio stations with certain technical parameters. ...

Contents

History

KGLI signed on with a Top 40 (CHR) format as "KG95" in 1983. The station remained a Top 40 station until tweaking to hot adult contemporary on March 13, 2006 when co-owned adult contemporary KSFT-FM switched to Top 40 as "KISS 107". KG95 has been a consistent leader in their core demo of woman 25-54 during their 25 year presence in Sioux City. Top 40 is a radio format based on frequent repetition of songs from a constantly-updated list of the forty best-selling singles. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Top 40 (radio format). ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreciated to just AC, is a type of radio format that plays mainstream and pop music, without hip-hop or rap since, as per the name, it is geared more towards adults than teens. ... is the 72nd day of the year (73rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreciated to just AC, is a type of radio format that plays mainstream and pop music, without hip-hop or rap since, as per the name, it is geared more towards adults than teens. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ...


KG95's current on air staff

Long time morning show Mark and Rita, 6am till 10am.


Midday host Bart McCoy, 10am till 2pm.


Afternoons Ryan Reid, 2pm till 6pm.


Night Jock Sean D, 6pm till 11pm.



Mark Hahn has been at KG95 since 1983, Rita joined Mark on air in 1989. Bart McCoy has been with the staff off and on since the early 90s, he did a brief across town at KZSR. Ryan Reid joined the staff in the summer of 2005 after leaving the afternoon position at across town country station KSUX, he was promoted to Program Director in 2006 after Rob Powers was promoted to OM of the Clear Channel Sioux City Cluster, and Program director of KISS 107. Weekend host, Kevin Wolff, has been with KG95 off and on since 1997, and hosts the Saturday Night Request Party (SNRP.) SNRP is a 5 hour live, local request show consisting mainly of 80s and 90s hits. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ...

KG95 Morning Team Mark and Rita.
KG95 Morning Team Mark and Rita.

Weekends

KG95 currently does not have any live or voice tracked disc jockeys during the bulk of the weekends. They currently use the slogan of More Music Weekends and run only liners, sweepers, and promos. On Saturday nights, they have a live request show, SNRP, and Sunday mornings the play syndicated programs Sonrise, and Backtrax USA, Sunday evenings they run American Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest. Backtrax USA is a two hour radio program hosted by former WHTZ (Z100) DJ Kid Kelly that premiered in 1993. ... American Top 40 (commonly abbreviated to AT40) is an independent internationally-syndicated radio program currently hosted by Ryan Seacrest. ... Ryan John Seacrest (born December 24, 1974) is an American radio and television personality, and anchorman. ...


Management

General Manager: Laura Schiltz


Operations Manager: Rob Powers


Program Director/Music Director: Ryan Reid


Former Employees include

BJ Bradley


Kevin Collins


The Beaver


Ian McCain


Steve Arthur


Roberto Rodriguez


Mike Logan


DJ Red (Ryan Olson)


Xavier Jackson


Cameron Foxx


Andy Mattson (Now at sister Station KSEZ, Z98)


Rob Powers (Now at Sister Station KISS 107)


External links


  Results from FactBites:
 
KFAQ - Tulsa's Talk Radio 1170 (288 words)
It was this early interest that prompted Nick to pursue broadcast meteorology as a career.
He landed his first radio job at KGLI and KKSC (now KWSL) in Sioux City, Iowa.
In 1995, he joined a cluster of stations, including KFRX and KFOR in Lincoln, Nebraska.
  More results at FactBites »

 

COMMENTARY     


Share your thoughts, questions and commentary here
Your name
Your location
Your comments
Please enter the 5-letter protection code


Lesson Plans | Student Area | Student FAQ | Reviews | Press Releases |  Feeds | Contact
The Wikipedia article included on this page is licensed under the GFDL.
Images may be subject to relevant owners' copyright.
All other elements are (c) copyright NationMaster.com 2003-5. All Rights Reserved.
Usage implies agreement with terms.