KAGT
Encyclopedia
KAGT is a radio station
and affiliate of the Air 1
network, playing contemporary Christian music.
radio station
that served the Abilene, Texas
, area. The station was owned by Gospel Radio Network until December 2006 when the license was transferred to the Educational Media Foundation
.
KAGT was an AM radio station ("1340 on your AM dial") located in Anacortes, Washington, from 1957 until some time in the 1980s when the station exchanged its call letters with those of a submarine (or so the local story circulated) to become KLKI. KAGT billed itself "The Voice of Skagit County".
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
and affiliate of the Air 1
Air 1
Air1 is a Christian music radio network in the United States, operated by the non-profit organization EMF Broadcasting. Air 1 is essentially a Top-40 station with Christian Music - so many of the rules that commercial Top-40 stations use for musical rotation apply.-History:In 1986, KLRD began...
network, playing contemporary Christian music.
History
KAGT was originally a Southern gospelSouthern Gospel
Southern Gospel music—at one time also known as "quartet music"—is music whose lyrics are written to express either personal or a communal faith regarding biblical teachings and Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music...
radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
that served the Abilene, Texas
Abilene, Texas
Abilene is a city in Taylor and Jones counties in west central Texas. The population was 117,063 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Abilene Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a 2006 estimated population of 158,063. It is the county seat of Taylor County...
, area. The station was owned by Gospel Radio Network until December 2006 when the license was transferred to the Educational Media Foundation
Educational Media Foundation
Educational Media Foundation is a not-for-profit organization that operates the K-LOVE and Air 1 radio networks. EMF is based in Rocklin, California....
.
KAGT was an AM radio station ("1340 on your AM dial") located in Anacortes, Washington, from 1957 until some time in the 1980s when the station exchanged its call letters with those of a submarine (or so the local story circulated) to become KLKI. KAGT billed itself "The Voice of Skagit County".