| Broadcast area | Bakersfield metropolitan area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 660kHz |
| Branding | Radio Punjab |
| Programming | |
| Format | South Asian |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | XL Media (CA) Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | July 4, 1987; 37 years ago (1987-07-04) |
Former call signs |
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| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 54760 |
| Class | B |
| Power |
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| ERP | 250 watts (translator) |
Transmitter coordinates | 35°27′10.00″N118°56′40.00″W / 35.4527778°N 118.9444444°W /35.4527778; -118.9444444 |
| Translator(s) | 102.5 K273CB (Bakersfield) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | radiopunjab |
KGSV (660kHz) is a commercialAMradio stationlicensed toOildale, California, and serving theBakersfield metropolitan area. The station is owned by XL Media (CA) Inc., and airs aSouth Asianradio format known as "Radio Punjab." Affiliated stations carry the same programming inSan Francisco,Sacramento and otherWest Coast cities.
KGSV'stransmitter is located off Round Mountain Road inBakersfield.[2] The station's programming is also heard onFMtranslator K273CB, on 102.5MHz.[3]
The station went on the air as KGDP on Independence Day 1987, licensed to Orcutt, Calif. serving the Santa Maria/Central Coast market at AM 660 kHz. On October 15, 1989, the station changed itscall sign to KSMI and on January 22, 1990, back to KGDP.
KGDP and itssister station, 90.5KGDP-FM inSanta Maria, California, were originally owned by a local Christian group, People of Action, through licensee Radio Representatives, Inc. In August 2008, People of Action declared bankruptcy,[citation needed] leading KGDP and KGDP-FM to cease all operations on August 31, 2008.
In November 2009, Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa acquired the station, switching it to asimulcast of itsSan Clemente station, 107.9KWVE-FM. KGDP-AM 660 changed its call sign to KWVE, relicensed and relocated to Oildale/Bakersfield. Its sister station, KGDP-FM, remained on the Central Coast and was sold that same year toFamily Life Radio.
In 2016, the AM station was sold to XL Media. On September 30, 2016, its call sign was switched to KGSV[4] and it began airing programming from "Radio Punjab." Effective August 10, 2017, KGSV's license was assigned to commonly-owned Akal Broadcasting Corporation, and then assigned back to XL Media on August 30, 2019.
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