KGGI

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search
KGGI
991 KGGI Hottest Hit Music logo.png
City of license Riverside, California
Broadcast area Riverside-San Bernardino, California
Branding 99.1 KGGI
Slogan The IE's Hottest Hit Music
Frequency 99.1 MHz (also on HD Radio)
99.1 HD2: Fly Nation Radio
First air date January 23, 1965 (as KBBL)
Format Rhythmic Top 40
HD2: Classic hip hop
ERP 2,550 watts
HAAT 562 meters
Class B
Facility ID 10135
Callsign meaning GG = 99
I = 1. The letters, GGI, with the G in lowercase, looks similar to 99.1
Former callsigns KBBL (1965-1979)
Owner iHeartMedia, Inc.
(AMFM Broadcasting Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations KFNY, KKDD, KMYT, KTDD, KTMQ
Webcast Listen Live
Website 991kggifm.com

KGGI is a commercial radio station in Riverside, California, broadcasting to the Riverside-San Bernardino, California area on 99.1 FM. The station airs a Rhythmic Top 40 music format owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.. Its studios are in Riverside and the transmitter tower is in San Bernardino National Forest near Running Springs.

The signal of the station can be heard in areas adjacent to the Inland Empire region; sensitive radio tuners such as car radios in cities as far west as Santa Monica, down south to San Diego and has reached towards Palm Springs.

History

99.1 FM aired a religious format from its sign-on in 1965 to 1979 with the call letters KBBL ("K-Bible"). The original chief engineer, who signed KGGI on the air, was Lee McGowan. The original airstaff included program director Brian White, along with Bob West, Lisa Giles, Dan Harrison, Cliff Roberts, and Benny Martinez. The original station staff, including these DJs, are coming together for a 30-year reunion of 99-1 in July, 2009. The consultant who crafted the station's original format was Jerry Clifton. KGGI aired a Top 40 music format that evolved into the Rhythmic Top 40 music format of today.

On-Air Staff & Programming

The current lineup (as of February 2016) is as follows:

  • Morning Show (5:30 a.m.-10 a.m.):ODM and Evelyn
  • Middays (10 a.m.-2 p.m.):Freddy Rivera
  • Afternoons (2 p.m.-6 p.m.):Qui West
  • Nights (6 p.m.-10 p.m.):Kid Jay
  • Overnights/Latenights (10 p.m.-5:30 a.m.):Automated

Weekends: KC, Nick Nack, Greg HOLLA, Ashey Caprice, Abby De La Rosa, Crystal Perez, Garrison King

Street Team

The KGGI Street Team is the Promotions Team that goes out on the streets of Inland Empire and promotes the radio station and its advertising partners to the city, specifically targeting the urban, Latina (specifically female) and ages 18–29 markets. The KGGI Street Team consists of two street team members, and is sometimes partnered with a disc jocky. They are also there to help when there are live broadcasts that consist of the on-air jocks and/or mixers.

The current street team is headed by KC Morris.

File:KGGI-FM.png

External links

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

Retrieved from "https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=KGGI&oldid=713217113"