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''{{For |the television station in [[Meridian, Mississippi, see [[]]|WGBC-TV]].''}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = KGBC
| imagelogo = =
| city = [[Galveston, Texas|Galveston]]
| area = [[Template:Houston Radio|Greater Houston]]
| sloganbranding = '''Puro = Tejano'''
| branding = '''Synergy Radio'''
| frequency = {{Frequency|1540|kHz}}
| translator = 101.7 K269GS ([[Houston,#Translator|See Texas|Houston§ Translator]])
| format repeater = [[Urban]]▼
| airdate = '''1540''': {{Start date and age|1947|2|1}}<ref name="bc48"/><br>'''101.7''': {{Start date and age|2016|11|18}} (as 101.5 K268DE Galveston)
▲| format = [[Urban]]
| languageformat = [[AmericanTejano Englishmusic|EnglishTejano]]
| language = [[Spanish language|Spanish]]
| power = '''1540''': 23,500600 [[watt]]s (day)<br />2502,600 watts (night)[[critical hours]]<br />185 watts night
| erp = '''101.7''': 100 watts
| erp =
| haat = '''101.7''': {{convert|107|meters}}
| classhaat = '''1540''': B <br> '''101.7''': D =
| facility_idclass = '''1540''': 26002 <br> '''101.7''': 147268 = B
| facility_id = 26002
| coordinates = {{coord|29|18|55|N|94|48|19|W|type:landmark_region:US-TX|display=inline}}
| callsign_meaning = '''K''' '''G'''alveston '''B'''roadcasting '''C'''ompany<ref name="gd050903"/> <br /> or '''K'''eep '''G'''alveston '''B'''eaches '''C'''lean (as formerly promoted on air)
| former_callsigns =
| owner = SIGA Broadcasting, Inc.
| licensee = Gabriel Arango
| sister_stations = [[KAML (AM)|KAML]], [[KFJZ]], [[KHFX]], [[KLVL]], [[KTMR]]
| webcast =
| website = http://www.synergyradionetwork.com/
| affiliations =
}}
 
'''KGBC''' (1540 [[AM broadcasting|AM]], 101.7 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is a terrestrial American brokered [[Urban]]time Talk,AM [[Gospel Music|Gospel]], and [[R&B]] [[radio station]]facility, paired with an FM relay translator. KGBC is licensed to serve the [[city of license|communityCity]] of [[Galveston, Texas]], 101.7 K269GS is licensed to serve Houston, broadcasting from a location near [[Baytown, Texas|Baytown]], off of W Baker Road & Texas Highway 330. Established in 1947, KGBC Radio is wholly owned by SIGA Broadcasting, Inc., of [[Houston, Texas]].<ref name="fccrec"/><ref name="hc090326leases airtime"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://kgbcradio.com/|title=Galveston's Own KGBC Radio|work=kgbcradio.com}}</ref>
 
{{Asof|1989}} it is the only radio station in Galveston.<ref>{{cite web |last=Long |first=Steven |url=http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=1989_652717 |title=KGBC: tuned in to danger/Galveston's only radio station offers quirky mix |newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]] |date=1989-09-26 |accessdate=2022-02-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013020445/http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=1989_652717 |archive-date=13 October 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 2016, after 69 years of broadcasting as "1540 KGBC", Siga changed the station's image to reflect the new 101.5 translator dial position attached to the heritage AM. In October 2017, 1540 imaging was changed to "KGBC Radio" omitting mention of either the AM or FM dial position altogether. KGBC has been simulcast by [[KLVL]] in Pasadena to expand the Synergy Radio Network onto the Island and surrounding coastal communities.
 
==Translator==
KGBC's Texas [[sister station]]s with SIGA Broadcasting include [[KTMR]] (1130 AM, [[Converse, Texas|Converse]]), [[KLVL]] (1480 AM, [[Pasadena, Texas|Pasadena]]), [[KAML (AM)|KAML]] (990 AM, [[Kenedy, Texas|Kenedy]]-[[Karnes City, Texas|Karnes City]]), [[KHFX]] (1140 AM, [[Cleburne, Texas|Cleburne]]), and [[KFJZ]] (870 AM, [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]]).▼
{{RadioTranslators
| callsign = KGBC
| width =
 
| call1 = K269GS
| freq1 = 101.7
| city1 = Houston, Texas
| fid1 = 147268
| watts1 = 250
| haat1 = 107
| class1 = D
| coord1 =
| notes1 = First air date: April 3, 2007 (in [[Woodville, Texas|Woodville]]; as 96.3 K262BG)
}}
 
==Programming==
In the early 2000s, the station carried a [[Catholic radio]] format.<ref name="gd050903"/> It later shifted to non-English programming until being forced off the air by [[Hurricane Ike]] in September 2008. The station resumed full-power broadcasting in February 2009 with a mix of local [[talk radio]] and [[classic hits]].<ref name="hc090326leases airtime"/><ref name="gd090310"/><ref name="arb1"/>
 
==History==
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===KGBC-FM Launches===
After 17 years of continuous operation by Galveston Broadcasting Company, KGBC was sold to Harbor Broadcasting Company, Inc., effective December 20, 1964. On February 11, 1968, KGBC's new owners launched an [[FM broadcasting|FM]] [[sister station]] as "KGBC-FM" (106.1 FM).<ref name="bc71"/> In 1974, the FM station was sold, moved to 106.5 FM, and re-licensed as "KUFO".<ref name="bc79"/> With shifting ownership and declining fortunes, the station became "KXKX" in 1979 and "KQQK" in 1986 before signing off forever and having its license cancelled by the FCC in March 1989.<ref name="fcc40427"/> {{As of|2011|12}}, the 106.5 frequency is occupied by an unrelated [[Spanish-language|Spanish]] religiousAdult Hits station licensed as "[[KOVE-FM]]".
 
In the '70s, KGBC's studios were handed over on Saturday mornings to students in Ball High School's Radio and TV Production class, taught by Rosalind "Roz" K. Dricks. The high schoolers wrote and produced a three-hour program, complete with news and advertising. Several students went on to careers in journalism and entertainment after starting at the local radio station.{{citation needed|date=May 2017}}
 
Listeners from the 70s and 80s will never forget Sports Director Woody Carson, the society reporter Francis Kay Harris, or the "Galveston Talking" ladies.{{citation needed|date=May 2017}}
 
Cathy Cundiff was KGBC News Director from 1973 until 1978, when she moved to Houston's KHOU, Channel 11, where she remained until 2000.{{citation needed|date=May 2017}} She's now a manager with the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.{{citation needed|date=May 2017}}
 
===Siga Purchases KGBC===
On February 20, 2002, Prets/Blum Media Company, Inc., contracted to sell KGBC to SIGA Broadcasting Corporation. The sale was approved by the FCC on April 25, 2002, and the transaction was completed on May 9, 2002.<ref name="fcc28acr"/>
 
On September 13, 2008, [[Hurricane Ike]] made [[Effects of Hurricane Ike in Texas|landfall on the upper Texas coast]] causing flooding and widespread damage. The KGBC broadcast facilities suffered both flooding and damage, knocking the station off the air and keeping it [[dark (broadcasting)|dark]] for several weeks.<ref name="fcc23aco"/> The station resumed broadcasting (albeit with low power) on October 6, 2008, and returned to full power operation on February 3, 2009.<ref name="hc090326leases airtime"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.chron.com/galveston/2009/03/kgbc-am-back-on-the-airwaves-in-galveston/|title=KGBC-AM back on the airwaves in Galveston|work=Houston Chronicle|last=Stanton|first=Robert|date=March 19, 2009|access-date=April 24, 2019}}</ref> After spending all of 2009 as a "live and local" broadcaster, the station began leasing all of its airtime, starting January 1, 2010.<ref name="ri100105not in Houston">{{cite news web|workarchive-url=Radiohttps://web.archive.org/web/20100307175355/http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6896078.html|archive-date=March Info7, 2010|title=Tune in to Chinese station, but not in Houston|url=httphttps://www.radio-infochron.com/neighborhood/baytown-news/kgbcarticle/Chinese-1540station-ininsists-galvestonit-s-reaching-Houston-but-1699905.php|last=Rice|first=Harvey|work=Houston Chronicle|date=March 3, 2010|access-date=April 24, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Chinese news agency">{{cite web|url=https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Chinese-isnews-leasedagency-tolands-aon-chineseGalveston-mediaradio-company1714772.php|title=Chinese news agency lands on Galveston radio|last=Rice|first=Harvey|work=Houston Chronicle|date=January 56, 2010 |accessdateaccess-date=DecemberApril 2924, 20112019}}</ref>
The station then changed formats again to [[Classic hits]].
 
In May 2016, KGBC flipped to a [[business news]] format with programming provided by the BizTalkRadio network.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://radioink.com/2016/05/24/kgbc-dumps-class-hits-business-talk/|title=KGBC Dumps Classic Hits For Business Talk|work=Radio Ink|date=May 24, 2016|access-date=April 24, 2019}}</ref>
KGBC stands for more than "Galveston Broadcasting Company". The calls sign was created by Mary Sullivan in 1946, and stands for "Keep Galveston Beaches Clean".Sullivan worked as receptionist and book keeper at KGBC for many years. Owners and partners over the years were Pete Miller, Senator [[A.R. "Babe" Schwartz]], Dade Moore and Vandy Anderson.Anderson earned the title of “The Voice of Galveston" and was the General Manager and leader. Miller, Schwartz, Moore and Anderson were known as Harbor broadcasting Co. The company was later sold to Prets and Blum Broadcasting and then sold after a short while to SIGA Broadcasting.
 
In October 2017, 1540 imaging was changed to "KGBC Radio" omitting mention of either the AM or FM dial position altogether. In February 2018, KGBC began simulcasting [[KLVL]] fulltime in order to expand the Synergy Radio Network onto the Island and surrounding coastal communities. This proved to be short lived as Siga leased out KGBC and K269GS in April, which both began to air [[Tejano music|Tejano]], branded as ''Puro Tejano 101.7 FM & 1540 AM''.
 
▲KGBC's Texas [[sister station]]s with SIGA Broadcasting include [[KTMR]] (1130 AM, [[Converse, Texas|Converse]]), [[KLVL]] (1480 AM, [[Pasadena, Texas|Pasadena]]), [[KAML (AM)|KAML]] (990 AM, [[Kenedy, Texas|Kenedy]]-[[Karnes City, Texas|Karnes City]]), [[KHFX]] (1140 AM, [[Cleburne, Texas|Cleburne]]), and [[KFJZ]] (870 AM, [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]]).
 
==References==
{{reflistReflist|2|refs=
<ref name="arb1">{{cite web |publisher=[[Arbitron]] |title=Station Information Profile |url=http://www.arbitron.com/radio_stations/station_information.htm |accessdateaccess-date=December 29, 2011}}</ref>
<ref name="bc48">{{cite book |title=1948 Broadcasting Yearbook |chapter=Directory of Standard Broadcasting Stations of the United States |publisher=Broadcasting Publications, Inc |location=Washington, DC |year=1948 |page=232}}</ref>
<ref name="bc50">{{cite book |title=1950 Broadcasting Yearbook |chapter=Directory of AM, FM, and TV Stations of the United States |publisher=Broadcasting Publications, Inc |location=Washington, DC |year=1950 |page=292}}</ref>
<ref name="bc71">{{cite book |title=1971 Broadcasting Yearbook |chapter=Directory of AM and FM Radio Stations in the U.S. |publisher=Broadcasting Publications, Inc |location=Washington, DC |year=1971 |page=B-202}}</ref>
<ref name="bc79">{{cite book |title=1979 Broadcasting Yearbook |chapter=The Facilities of Radio |publisher=Broadcasting Publications, Inc |location=Washington, DC |year=1979 |page=C-215}}</ref>
<ref name="fcc1">{{cite web |publisher=[[U.S. Federal Communications Commission]] Media Bureau |work=CDBS Public Access Database |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=26002&Callsign=KGBC |title=Call Sign History |accessdateaccess-date=December 29, 2011}}</ref>
<ref name="fccam">{{cite web |publisher=Federal Communications Commission, Audio Division |title=AM Station Classes: Clear, Regional, and Local Channels |url=http://transition.fcc.gov/mb/audio/amclasses.html |accessdateaccess-date=December 29, 2011}}</ref>
<ref name="fccrec">{{cite web |publisher=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division |title=KGBC Facility Record |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/sta_det.pl?Facility_id=26002 |accessdateaccess-date=December 12, 2009}}</ref>
<ref name="fcc40427">{{cite web |publisher=FCC Media Bureau |title=Station Search Details (40427) |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/sta_det.pl?Facility_id=40427 |date=August 1, 1983 |accessdateaccess-date=December 29, 2011}}</ref>
<ref name="fcc28acr">{{cite web |publisher=FCC Media Bureau |title=Application Search Details (BAL-20020228ACR) |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=596133 |date=May 9, 2002 |accessdateaccess-date=December 29, 2011}}</ref>
<ref name="fcc23aco">{{cite web |publisher=FCC Media Bureau |title=Application Search Details (BLSTA-20080923ACO) |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1267539 |date=January 8, 2009 |accessdateaccess-date=December 29, 2011}}</ref>
<ref name="hc890926">{{cite news |first=Steven |last=Long |work=[[Houston Chronicle]] |location=[[Houston, TX]] |title=KGBC: tuned in to danger; Galveston's only radio station offers quirky mix |page=1 |url=http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=1989_652717 |date=September 26, 1989 |accessdateaccess-date=December 29, 2011}}</ref>
<ref name="gd050903">{{cite news |first=Rick |last=Cousins |work=[[The Daily News (Texas)|The Daily News]] |location=[[Galveston, TX]] |title=Historic KGBC part of growing Catholic radio |url=http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=fa4eb65871dbbb15ca9a98f9b5830fd0 |date=September 3, 2005 |accessdateaccess-date=December 29, 2011}}</ref>
<ref name="gd090310">{{cite news|first=Leigh |last=Jones |work=[[The Daily News (Texas)|The Daily News]] |location=[[Galveston, TX]] |title=Island radio station making a comeback |url=http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=f78adc7f6fda4a10 |date=March 10, 2009 |accessdateaccess-date=December 29, 2011 |deadurlurl-status=yesdead |archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209022106/http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=f78adc7f6fda4a10 |archivedatearchive-date=February 9, 2010 |df= }}</ref>
<ref name="hc090326leases airtime">{{cite news |first=Robert Laura|last=Stanton Elder|work=[[HoustonThe Chronicle]]Daily News|locationplace=[[HoustonGalveston, TX]] |title=GalvestonIsle After Ike: Radioradio station backleases onairtime theto air |page=3Chinese |url=http://www.galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=805b832c620b2981|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807084430/http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=805b832c620b2981|archive-date=August 7, 2011 |date=January 5, 2010 |accessdateaccess-date=MayApril 224, 20102019}}</ref>
}}
 
==External links==
*[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=38061&.pdf FCC History Cards for KGBC]
*[http://kgbcradio.com/ KGBC official website]
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[[Category:Companies based in Galveston, Texas]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1947]]
[[Category:MediaMass media in Galveston, Texas]]
[[Category:1947 establishments in Texas]]
[[Category:Tejano music]]
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