KHGE is a commercial country music

Country music

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 radio station

Radio station

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 in Fresno, California

Fresno, California

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History

KKNU - Easy Listening

Easy listening

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 - (1962 through 1985)
KKNU signed on the air in 1962 airing an easy listening music format programmed by Jim Schulke and branded as "Easy 103" until 1985.

KKNU - Soft Adult Contemporary - (1985 through March 1988)
KKNU aired a soft adult contemporary music format from 1985 until March 1988 branded as "103 FM".

KTHT - Adult Contemporary - (March 1988 through April 1, 1998)
KTHT aired an adult contemporary music format from March 1988 until April 1, 1998 branded as "K-Hit 102.7" until September 1989.

The programming change from soft adult contemporary music to adult contemporary music on April 1, 1988 began as a publicity stunt staged by morning show personality, Nick Ryan, who barricaded himself in the control room all day to protest the soft adult contemporary format which he characterized as "wimpy music".

KTHT re-branded to "102.7 KTHT" in September 1989.

KTHT re-branded to "Mix 102.7" in 1992.

KALZ - Modern Adult Contemporary - (April 1, 1998 through January 2, 2006)

• KALZ
  KALZ
  KALZ is a commercial radio station located in Fowler, California, broadcasting to the Fresno, California, area. KALZ airs a hot adult contemporary music format. Initially, the station broadcast on 102.7 MHz from 1998 to early 2006...
  
   aired a modern adult contemporary music format from April 1, 1998 until January 2, 2006, branded as "Alice @ 102 (point) 7". The modern adult contemporary music format was moved to 96.7 FM
  FM broadcasting
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   retaining the call letters, KALZ, and "Alice" branding.

KCTZ/KHGE - Country

Country music

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 - January 2, 2006
KHGE began airing country music programming on 102.7 FM on January 2, 2006, branded as "Cat Country" using the Federal Communications Commission

Federal Communications Commission

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 (FCC) call letters, KCTZ. KHGE re-branded to "Big Country" on June 19, 2006; a change of FCC call letters followed to KHGE.

On December 26, 2010, Big Country 102.7 was simply re-branded as 102.7 The Wolf.

External links

• KHGE official website