KWG (AM)

KWG
City	Stockton, California
Branding	Immaculate Heart Radio
Slogan	"Sharing the Heart of the Christian Faith"
Frequency	1230 kHz
First air date	1921
Format	Religious
Power	900 watts
Class	C
Facility ID	60418
Transmitter coordinates	37°57′34″N 121°15′28″W / 37.95944°N 121.25778°W / 37.95944; -121.25778Coordinates: 37°57′34″N 121°15′28″W / 37.95944°N 121.25778°W / 37.95944; -121.25778
Owner	IHR Educational Broadcasting
Webcast	Listen online
Website	ihradio.org

KWG (1230 AM) is an AM radio station in Stockton, California. KWG is one of the oldest broadcasting stations in the United States. It was licensed on December 7, 1921. It is considered the first commercially licensed radio station west of the Mississippi River although not the first radio station to be founded on the West Coast — see KCBS (AM).

One of the more notable owners of KWG was Barnes Enterprises, led by Johnny Jacobs, the off-screen announcer for Chuck Barris Productions' various game shows for many years. Barnes Enterprises owned KWG between 1978 and early 1981. In February 1981, Best Radio Incorporated of San Bernardino purchased KWG, along with then-KSRT 100.9 mHz (now KMIX), licensed to Tracy, California. KWG then began its "Delta Country" format. While KWG had a myriad of formats over the years, on June 21, 1982, after nearly 18 months of country music, KWG became an "oldies" station, and was very successful well into the 1990s.

Until 1988, KWG used a T-antenna type transmitting antenna mounted on two 60-meter tall wooden poles, making KWG one of the last broadcast stations to use this type of antenna. The KWG transmitter has been located at Weber and E Streets in Stockton for many years.

In the 2000s, newest owner IHR Educational Broadcasting has replicated its inspirational "Catholic Talk Radio" programming on KWG. IHR Educational Broadcasting purchased KWG from The (Susan) Carson Group Inc. on October 18, 1999, reportedly for $300,000.

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