KGB (AM)

KGB
San Diego, California;
Broadcast area	San Diego–Tijuana
Frequency	760 kHz
Branding	San Diego Sports 760
Programming
Format	Sports radio
Affiliations	Fox Sports Radio; Los Angeles Lakers; San Diego Gulls; San Diego State Aztecs;
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc.; (iHM Licenses, LLC);
Sister stations	KGB-FM, KHTS-FM, KIOZ, KLSD, KMYI, KOGO, KSSX
History
First air date	August 19, 1941
Former call signs	KFMB (1941–2020)
Former frequencies	1450 kHz (1941–1948); 550 kHz (1948–1954); 540 kHz (1954–1965);
Call sign meaning	George Bowles (station manager of KGB, 1928–1931)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	42120
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts (day); 50,000 watts (night);
Transmitter coordinates	32°50′33″N 117°1′30″W / 32.84250°N 117.02500°W
Repeater(s)	101.5-2 KGB-HD2 (San Diego)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	sportssd.iheart.com

KGB (760 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to San Diego, California. It is owned by iHeartMedia and airs a sports radio format.^[3] KGB has local sports talk shows along with play-by-play coverage of San Diego State University football and basketball, Los Angeles Lakers basketball, San Diego Gulls hockey, and national programming from Fox Sports Radio. The studios are in the Serra Mesa neighborhood in northeastern San Diego.^[4]

By day, KGB broadcasts at 5,000 watts, using a non-directional antenna. But at night, in an unusual move for an AM radio station, power increases to the maximum 50,000 watts, using a directional antenna. The transmitter towers are along the San Clemente Canyon Freeway (California State Route 52) in Santee.^[5]

^ Leonard, David. "History of KGB Radio". CT30. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
^ "Facility Technical Data for KGB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Retrieved August 31, 2009.
^ "Contact". San Diego Sports 760. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
^ "KGB-AM". Radio-Locator.com. Retrieved March 30, 2024.