- KHGG-FM
Infobox Radio Station
name = KHGG-FM
frequency = 103.1 (MHz)
city =Waldron, Arkansas
area = Fort Smith
format =Sports radio
owner = Pharis Broadcasting
erp = 50,000watt s
branding = Sports Hog 103.1
slogan =
class = C2
website = [http://www.fortsmithradiogroup.com/sportshog103.htm Official site]KHGG-FM is an all sports
radio station inWaldron, Arkansas , broadcasting at 103.1 MHz FM to the Fort Smith market, ranked byArbitron as the nation's 176th largest market. [cite web |url=http://www.radioandrecords.com/RRRatings/DetailsPage.aspx?MID=99&RY=2007&RQ=2&MP=0&OTHER=2&MN=Ft.%20Smith&MS=AR&MR=176&12P=224600&UP=8/7/2007&SU=C&BPER=&HPER=&OPER=&NSD=&CE=0
title=Ratings—Fort Smith, AR |publisher=Arbitron |accessdate=2007-10-11]The station was originally a low-power FM station with the call letters KRWA (K Radio Waldron Arkansas), playing country music and southern gospel. It was put on the air by Haskell Jones, who owned two radio stations in DeQueen at the time. KRWA went through a number of owners. After a power upgrade by Family Communications in 2003, it received a license to broadcast with 50,000 watts of power. The signal can currently be heard in most of Western Arkansas and Eastern Oklahoma.
Pharis Broadcasting purchased the station in 2003, installing an adult contemporary format. The station was known as "Hit 103" for nearly two years. In March 2005, the station installed an all sports format utilizing
Fox Sports Radio .The station is the area's official home for
Arkansas Razorbacks football, basketball, and baseball. It is also home of theDallas Cowboys andKansas City Royals and the flagship station for Northside High School. Other area colleges and high school sporting events including the UAFS Lions basketball games can be heard on the station throughout the winter.Known as the "Sports Hog 103.1", the station broadcasts "Press Row" a morning show from Fayetteville with Northwest Arkansas Morning News' Grant Hall and Vernon Tarver from 7-9 AM. The
Jim Rome Show live from 11 AM-2 PM, A couple of local afternoon shows, "Sports In The Fort" featuring the popular local personality Jimmy "The Freak" Haas airs 3-4 PM, followed by the "The Huddle" with Josh Bertaccini from 4-7 PM.The station is owned and operated by Pharis Broadcasting.
References
External links
[http://www.fortsmithradiogroup.com/sportshog103.htm SportsHog's Website]
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