river branding 1490 am kugr slogan cougar radio frequency 1490 khz translator s 104.9 rock springs first air date 1976 format adult contemporary talk power 1 000 watts unlimited class c facility id 70698 transmitter coordinates 41 30 56 n 109 26 11 w 41.51556 n 109.43639 w 41.51556 ; 109.43639 callsign meaning cougar affiliations westwood one cbs radio owner wagonwheel communications corporation alan harris sister stations kfrz kycs kzwb webcast listen live website theradionetwork.net kugr s tower located east of the city . kugr s studios in green river logo of kugr until the addition of translator 104.9 k285fg in rock springs wyoming on september 27 2013 kugr is an am radio station located in green river wyoming operating on 1490 khz am . it carries a soft adult contemporary and talk format . the station is owned by wagonwheel communications corporation . kugr won the wyoming association of broadcasters board station of the year award in 2006 . the station celebrated its 30th year of broadcasting in june 2006 . kugr signed on in 1976 . this station part of the radio network which includes fm sister stations kfrz 92.1 fm kycs 95.1 fm and kzwb 97.9 fm which came on air in 2005 . contents 1 current format 2 programs 3 coverage and signal strength 4 translator 5 references 6 external links current format edit kugr has a variety of programming daily . news can be heard throughout the day . kugr s music was previously satellite fed until 2004 when the decision was made to play music from several cd players . the source of music has changed several times since from music on a hard drive and then back to satellite . kugr s music is mostly soft ac but includes top 40 songs as well . kugr and its sister stations often do remote broadcasts at local businesses during sales . programs edit the al and faith morning show mornings hosted by al and his wife faith . weekdays let s talk a periodical show hosted by al harris . weekdays when radio was and imagination theater sundays coast to coast am nights the jim bohannon show weeknights colorado rockies baseball saturday games during the season wyoming cowboys football during the season local high school sports boys football and basketball during their seasons news and various other programs from the cowboy state news network weekdays coverage and signal strength edit kugr broadcasts a one thousand watt signal day and night . the signal covers much of sweetwater county and has been heard even farther distances . 1 the frequency kugr operates on 1490 khz is classified as a local type station by the federal communications commission fcc which means outside of sweetwater county during the evening kugr will be competing with many other stations on the same frequency . kugr is well known throughout the county and is a popular station thanks to its programming and variety . translator edit kugr like its sister station kzwb operates a low power translator station also broadcasting from wilkins peak . this station is known as k285fg and has since september 27 2013 been operating on 104.9 fm . k285fg broadcasts 250 watts . the translator station is currently simulcasting all of the am programming on fm . while not as powerful as its larger sister stations such as kycs and kfrz the signal of the translator is audible throughout most of sweetwater county and into parts of uinta county to the east . 2 the translator s coverage area mimics its parent station as both achieve relatively the same distance except during the evening hours when skywave radio propagation is present for kugr . 3 references edit salt lake city dx report k285fg coverage map kugr coverage map external links edit official website kugr studio tour query the fcc s am station database for kugr radio locator information on kugr query nielsen audio s am station database for kugr query the fcc s fm station database for k285fg radio locator information on k285fg query nielsen audio s fm station database for k285fg v t e radio stations in the rock springs wyoming area by am frequency 940 1360 1490 by fm frequency 88.5 88.9 89.5 90.5 90.9 91.3 92.1 93.5 94.3 95.1 96.5 97.9 99.7 101.9 104.9 105.3 105.9 106.7 107.7 by callsign k205fe k215ff k232cu k289fg k290bj k299ag kdwy kfrz kmer kmrz fm kqsw kreo krkk ksit ktme kugr kuwz kwwm kxjw kycs kzuw kzwb noaa weather radio frequency 162.525 162.550 transmitter sites aspen mountain white mountain wilkins peak nearby radio markets casper riverton lander salt lake city ogden provo south central wyoming southwestern wyoming see also list of radio stations in wyoming v t e adult contemporary radio stations in the state of wyoming stations khoc casper kjxn south park kkts evansville kkts fm douglas klmi rock river kmrz rock springs kowy dayton krsv fm afton ktag cody kugr green river kywy f.e. warren air force base kzzs story see also adult contemporary classic hits college country news talk npr oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in wyoming retrieved from 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