| Currentlysilent | |
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| Broadcast area | Des Moines metropolitan area |
| Frequency | 1700kHz |
| Branding | 101.3 & 1700 The Champ |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | November 12, 1997; 28 years ago (1997-11-12) |
Former call signs |
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Former frequencies | 1390 kHz (1947–2001) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 87105 |
| Class | B |
| Power |
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| Translator | 101.3 K267CY (Des Moines) |
KBGG (1700AM) is a currently silentcommercial radio station inDes Moines, Iowa. The station is owned byCumulus Media and it aired asportsradio format, known as "101.3 & 1700 The Champ".
KBGG's studios and offices are located inUrbandale. The main AMtransmitter is located off Fairview Lane inPleasant Hill.[1] KBGG is in the "Expanded Band," one of only a handful of stations atAM 1700. Its power is 10,000 watts by day and 1,000 watts at night, using anon-directional antenna.
Several sports talk shows were heard on 1700 The Champ KBGG weekdays: Taz & The Moose, The D.A. Show, Jim Rome, The Drive with Wolfgang and Steen, Tiki & Tierney, Bill Reiter and Amy Lawrence.
KBGG served as the Des Moines affiliate for theKansas City Chiefs and theUniversity of Northern Iowamen's basketball andfootball. KBGG also carries theNFL on Westwood One Sports.
Other local and regional programming included:
KBGG originated as the expanded band "twin" of an existing station on the standard AM band.
On March 17, 1997, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that 88 stations had been given permission to move to newly available "Expanded Band" transmitting frequencies, ranging from 1610 to 1700 kHz, withKKSO in Des Moines, a station that dated to 1947, authorized to move from 1390 kHz to 1700 kHz.[2]
A construction permit for the expanded band station was assigned the call letters KBGG on November 12, 1997.[3] FCC's policy was that both the original station and its expanded band counterpart could operate simultaneously for up to five years, after which owners would have to turn in one of the two licenses, depending on whether they preferred the new assignment or elected to remain on the original frequency.[2] It was ultimately decided to transfer full operations to the expanded band station, and on February 2, 2001, the license for KKSO on 1390 AM was cancelled.[4]
The new frequency gave the station more daytime power and a non-directional signal. Thecall sign KBGG was shared withits FM sister station. The WSJZ call sign was briefly parked on the frequency from June 6 to 18, 2002; the station then reverted to KBGG.[5]
Upon the sign-on of KBGG, the station adopted KKSO's business news/talk format, before later shifting to a mix of CNN News Radio and Spanish-language programming.[6][7] In the 2000s, KBGG broadcast a Spanish languageRegional Mexican music format and was known as "La Indomable AM".
On February 25, 2008, the station relaunched as "1700 The Champ".
After having been anESPN Radio affiliate for nearly five years, KBGG became an affiliate ofCBS Sports Radio on January 2, 2013, as part of aCumulus Media-wide switch.[8] Cumulus, which owns KBGG, has a financial stake in CBS Radio Sports.
In October 2015, the station became atalk/sports hybrid and branded itself1700 KBGG The Big Talker. Weekday mornings began withGood Day WithDoug Stephan, featuring news director Dianna Kelly with local information, followed byTheDave Ramsey Show andRed Eye Radio heard overnight.
In 2017, Marty Tirrell of the "Marty and Miller" show stopped making payments to Cumulus Media and the show ended on 1700. Also in August 2017, "The Ken Miller Show" started the sports day from 12-2, followed by CBS Sports from 2-4. "Jimmy B and TC" which originally was on from 12-2 moved from 4-6.
On October 15, 2018, the station returned to full-time sports talk.
On December 7, 2021, KBGG began simulcasting on newly licensed FM translator K267CY (101.3 MHz). The antenna is co-located on sister FM stationKHKI's tower inJohnston.
On March 28, 2025, KBGG went silent.[9]
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