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| Broadcast area | Greater Houston |
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| Frequency | 107.5MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Houston's Eagle @ 106.9 & 107.5 |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | Classic rock |
| Subchannels | HD2:Oldies HD3:Bollywood "Masala Radio 98.7" |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | November 10, 1980 (1980-11-10) |
Former call signs | KGOL (1980–86) KZFX (1986–94) KRQT (1994–95) KTBZ (1995–2000) KLDE (2000–06) KHTC (2006–09) |
Former frequencies | 107.3MHz (1980–86) |
Call sign meaning | "The Eagle" (station branding) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 59951 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 98,000 watts |
| HAAT | 601 meters (1,972 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 29°17′16″N95°13′53″W / 29.28778°N 95.23139°W /29.28778; -95.23139 |
| Translator(s) | HD3: 98.7 K254BZ (Houston) |
| Repeater(s) | 106.9 KHPT (Conroe) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live Listen live (via Audacy) |
| Website | www masalaradio |
KGLK (107.5FM, "The Eagle @ 106.9 & 107.5") is aclassic rock-formattedradio station licensed toLake Jackson, Texas, and also simulcasts onKHPT inConroe. The facility is owned byUrban One, and is part of a five station cluster that also includesKHPT,KBXX,KMJQ andKKBQ, in the surveyed Houston metropolitan area. "The Eagle" is headquartered in Suite 2300 at1990 Post Oak Blvd in theUptown district ofHouston.[2][3] KGLK's main transmitter facilities are located nearLiverpool, Texas,[4] with a backup transmitter site co-located at the KKBQ backup site.[5][6][non-primary source needed]
Between KGLK and KHPT, "The Eagle" covers more square miles than any station in southeast Texas.[7]
Originally KGOL, the station began broadcasting to the Lake Jackson area at 107.3 FM as a Gospel station in the early 1980s.
The station moved north to include service to Houston and signed on at 107.5 FM on August 5, 1986, asclassic rock-formatted KZFX "Z107". Z107 competed primarily withKSRR andKLOL, having won the battle against KSRR who flipped toTop 40 (CHR), yet losing the rock war to KLOL, having been outlasted by it for another decade.
On October 31, 1994, at 11 a.m., the station flipped toalternative rock as KRQT, "Rocket 107.5".[8] Under direction of new general manager Pat Fant (formerly of KLOL), the station re-launched the format in late May 1995 under the new callsign KTBZ and "107.5 The Buzz" moniker.[9]
Due to the 2000 merger ofClear Channel Communications and AMFM, Inc., and the need to stay within theFCC's station ownership cap,Cox Radio acquired the intellectual property of "Oldies 94.5 KLDE", as well as 107.5 FM and simulcast partner97.1 FM, but did not include the intellectual properties of "The Buzz". Shortly after that, KTBZ announced that "The Buzz" would cease operations at 107.5 on July 18 and began a "Save the Buzz" campaign, sending Buzz listeners into a frenzy for information on the station's "impending demise".
When the actual purpose of the campaign was discovered, anonline forum maintained by KTBZ was shut down in order to try to keep the word from getting out as listeners began to post their findings. Still, this did not prevent listeners from distributing banners throughout Houston and painting "Save The Buzz" on their car windows.[citation needed] KTBZ staged apublic rally, at which a representative from parent company Clear Channel Radio came to read a statement. The statement read, in part, that in response to public comments, The Buzz would be saved and moved to 94.5 FM, a much stronger signal, resulting in a "Bigger, Better Buzz".[citation needed]
Just before 8:00 p.m. on July 18, 2000, KTBZ and KLDE each played a pre-recorded lead-in to the station switch. KTBZ led a one-minute countdown as they "faded" off of the 107.5 frequency, while KLDE had their air staff riding in a transporter across the dial to 107.5 FM. At exactly 8:00 p.m., the stations simultaneously exchanged frequencies. KTBZ's montage led in with "Turn on the Juice!", while KLDE's air staff "crash-landed" on 107.5. Both stations celebrated the move with their own "Switch Parties"; The Buzz presented a free concert starringStone Temple Pilots that was broadcast live fromThe Aerial Theater in downtown Houston on "94.5 The Buzz", while "Oldies 107.5" marked their transition by playing 48 hours of non-stop music. This officially completed the "trade" in ownership.[10] 97.1 FM continued to simulcast 107.5 FM until November 2000, when it flipped toRhythmic CHR (it now operates as a part of theK-Love network).
In 2004, afternoon "boss jock" Barry Kaye left the station.
The following year, in 2005, KLDE dropped any link to "Oldies" whatsoever, playing a mix of classic Top 40 known as classic hits, under the moniker "Houston's 107.5 KLDE", adopting the slogan "The Greatest Hits of the 60s & 70s." The station was also the first to launchHD digital radio in the Houston market in January 2005, and the HD-2 channel was a mix of pre-1964 oldies.
On July 10, 2006, the station changed branding to "107.5 The New K-Hits, Houston's home for the Greatest Hits of the 60's and 70's". While it did not flip formats or fire all the DJs, it did fire the morning team, to be replaced by longtimeKRBE APD/afternoon DJScott Sparks. The KLDE calls remained in place until December 14, 2006, when the station changed its call letters to KHTC.
On January 27, 2009, the station announced the addition of Dean and Rog fromKKRW effective June 1, 2009. Following this announcement, on May 17, 2009, the station changed its call letters, initially without explanation, to KGLK. On June 1, 2009, the station changed its branding to "107.5 The Eagle", and adopted a Classic Rock-leaning approach, but officially remained a Classic Hits station.[11]
In June 2011, after years of low ratings, Cox announced that sister stationKHPT would begin simulcasting KGLK's programming effective June 20.[12] KHPT previously ran an Alternative format branded as "The Zone", which, in turn, was a replacement for the previous all-'80s hits format known as "The Point".
When KKRW changed its format to urban on December 31, 2013, KGLK, in response, officially reclaimed itself as a Classic Rock station later that day and changed its slogan to "Houston's Only Classic Rock."
In April 2023, it was announced thatUrban One would acquire the Houston radio cluster ofCox Media Group.[13]
In December 2024, the Dean & Rog show exited the station, with all four members of the show being fired.[14]
K291CE (106.1 FM, Hum FM Radio) is aSouth Asian format that is broadcast on KGLK-HD3 and a 190 watt relay translator at 106.1. K291CE is owned by Primera Iglesia Evangelica de Apostoles y Profetas—a Hispanic church—and leased to Hum Tum Radio, who also leases out KGLK HD-3. Hum Tum Radio/Hum FM is owned by Rehan Siddiqi, a South Asian concert promoter who previously ran the format on several brokered AM stations in Houston, San Antonio, and Dallas. The 106.1 signal is strong in Southwest Houston, Sugar Land, and Missouri City, areas with a large and growing South Asian population.[15]
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K291CE | 106.1 FM | Sugar Land, Texas | 147704 | 245 | 309 m (1,014 ft) | D | 29°45′37″N95°21′50″W / 29.76028°N 95.36389°W /29.76028; -95.36389 | LMS |
Former on-air personalities on KGLK include Susie "Carr" Loucks, Paul Christy, Ted Carson, Joe Ford, Barry Kaye, Michael "Vee" Valdez, Joe Martelle, Linda Cruz, Eddie Cruz, Mike McCarthy, Kevin Charles, Janice Dean, RC Rogers, J.D.Houston, Sheree Bernardi, Sean O'Neel, Col. St. James, Jerry Pelletier, Mark Megason, Bill Campbell, Dave E. Crockett, Ron Parker, Jackie Robbins, Kenny Miles, Ron Leonard, Bob Ford, Donna McKenzie, Chuck Contreras, The Catfish, Blake Lawrence, Sheri Evans, Ken Sasso, Bob Edwards and Suzi Hanks.
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