Saturday, September 18, 2021

History of radio station KKG559 when it was at 8332 Fredericksburg Road in San Antonio, Texas

A radio station called KKG559 operated by Answer Inc., a branch of Castle Communications, operated a radio tower at Spanish Oaks Trailer Park in San Antonio, Texas from 1967 to 1977. KKG559 first operated at a base frequency of 152.06 MHz. (Ref: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1968-09-26/pdf/FR-1968-09-26.pdf)



 

David M. Crouch had owned the radio station called KKG559 and was doing business as Castle Communications. Castle Communications owned and operated KKG559. (Ref: https://books.google.com/books?id=u5SMfhr0TZEC&pg=PA851&lpg=PA851)




A transmitter operating on base frequency of 152.06 MHz was replaced in 1968. 1968 was not the first and only time their transmitter tower would be replaced.  Their transmitter tower was frequently replaced with a better base frequency throughout the 1960s and 1970s. (Ref: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1968-09-26/pdf/FR-1968-09-26.pdf)



Answer, Inc. of San Antonio (KKG559) changed the antenna system operating on 152.06 MHz and 152.09 MHz at their Fredericksburg Road location again in 1972. (Ref: https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/ll/fedreg/fr037/fr037100/fr037100.pdf)



Answer, Inc. of San Antonio began relocating their radio facilities in 1976. Answer, Inc. of San Antonio relocated their radio facilities to the northeast corner of North Main Street & East Myrtle Street and 411 East Durango Boulevard in 1977. (Ref: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1976-03-15/pdf/FR-1976-03-15.pdf)

 

KKG559 relocated to a new site with a different frequency antenna operating system at 411 East Durango Boulevard in 1977. This antenna system was operating on 454.250 MHz. KKG559 would no longer operate at Spanish Oaks Trailer Park. (Ref: https://books.google.com/books?id=d4TeoJlazz4C&pg=PA24181&lpg=PA24181)



Radio station KKG559 was originally located at 8332 Fredericksburg Road, San Antonio, Texas, US 78229.

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