KGY is a 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...

 licensed

City of license

A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....

 to serve Olympia, Washington

Olympia, Washington

Olympia is the capital city of the U.S. state of Washington and the county seat of Thurston County. It was incorporated on January 28, 1859. The population was 46,478 at the 2010 census...

, USA. The station is owned by KGY, Inc.

The station broadcasts a full-service adult contemporary music format.

History

KGY is one of the oldest radio stations in the state of Washington. It was licensed in 1922

1922 in radio

The year 1922 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting history.-Events:*8 February: President of the United States, Warren G. Harding introduces the first radio in the White House....

 and began broadcasting at St. Martin's College, for a while out of a log cabin

Log cabin

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. The affiliated station KGY-FM

KGY-FM

KGY-FM is a radio station broadcasting an adult contemporary format in the Seattle/Tacoma Market. The station is owned by KGY Inc. and licensed to McCleary, Washington...

 began operations in 1992. The AM and FM stations' studios are both now located on Port of Olympia property at the southern end of Budd Inlet

Budd Inlet

Budd Inlet is the southernmost arm of Puget Sound. The city of Olympia, Washington is located at the southern end of Budd Inlet. A deepwater shipping channel has been dredged providing deep water access to the Port of Olympia which is from Tacoma and from Seattle.Budd Inlet was named by Charles...

. KGY's morning show is hosted by Smilin Jay,and afternoons are hosted by Brad Frederickson. Be sure to listen to Decision Makers with Ken Balsley Tuesdays at 2pm. And for more information check out www.kgyradio.com ,and www.facebook.com/am1240kgy .

AM 1240 KGY features National News from CBS and Local News stories, Professional, Collegiate, and Local sports programing, a Neighborhood Calendar of events for the area, and great music ranging from the late 50's to today.

Current On-Air Lineup (as of November 2011)

Monday thru Friday:


12a-5a: Nathan Lee

5a-9a: Smilin Jay

9a-1p: Kevin Huffer

1p-2p: The Lunchtime Goldmine

2p-7p: Brad Frederickson (2pm Tuesday—Decision Makers)

7p-12a: Gary 'Hollywood' Hillbert or Mariners Baseball

• Programs are subject to change do to sports coverage

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AM 1240 KGY can also be heard on KGY-FM 96.9 HD-2.

External links

• KGY official website