KGON

For the airport in Groton, Connecticut assigned the ICAO code KGON, see Groton-New London Airport.
KGON
City Portland, Oregon
Broadcast area Portland, Oregon
Branding 92.3 KGON
Slogan The Classic Rock Station
Frequency 92.3 MHz (also on HD Radio)
First air date December 6, 1967 (as KLIQ-FM)
February 1, 1974 (as KGON)
Format Classic rock
HD2: "The Metal Channel"
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 386 meters
Class C
Facility ID 2432
Transmitter coordinates 45°29′20.00″N 122°41′40.00″W / 45.4888889°N 122.6944444°W / 45.4888889; -122.6944444
Callsign meaning K OreGON
Former callsigns KLIQ-FM (1967-1973)
Owner Entercom
(Entercom License, LLC)
Sister stations KNRK, KYCH, KWJJ, KRSK, KMTT, KFXX
Webcast Listen Live
Website kgon.com

KGON (92.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format. The station also broadcasts in HD Radio, featuring live rock performances. Licensed to Portland, Oregon, USA, the station serves the Portland Oregon and Vancouver, Washington area. The station is owned by Entercom.[1] The studios are located south of downtown Portland, and the transmitter site is in the city's Southwest Hills district.

Station history

Originally having signed on the air in 1967 as KLIQ-FM, KGON would begin its life as an AOR on February 1, 1974, with "Here Comes the Sun" by The Beatles as its first song.[2] It would continue in this direction until October 1992, when it shifted to its current classic rock direction.

References

  1. ↑ "KGON Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ↑ "The History of KGON: A Work In Progress" Iris Harrison, blogs.kgon.com (September 2, 2009)
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