KGYM

'KGYM' is a radio station broadcasting at 1600 AM in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The station is owned by KZIA, Inc., which also owns KZIA FM (102.9 FM)
KGYM first signed on as KCRG in 1947 and is Cedar Rapids' second-oldest radio station, after WMT.^[1] They currently broadcast ESPN Radio programming, adopting the nickname "The Zone" in 2003. "The Zone" also carries Iowa State University sports. It also carried Cedar Rapids Kernels games before sharing rights with KMRY radio during the 2006 season; Kernels games will move exclusively to KMRY starting in 2007.^[2]
Prior to being owned by KZIA, Inc., KCRG radio was owned and operated by Gazette Communications. On July 10, 2006, Gazette Communications announced that KCRG was being sold to owners of another local broadcaster, KZIA FM 102.9, subject to FCC approval. The sale was finalized on October 31, 2006, and the call letters were changed to KGYM as a result of the sale.^[3] After the acquisition, KGYM ended its simulcasting of KCRG-TV's newscasts, and KGYM's studios moved from downtown Cedar Rapids to KZIA's studios on the city's southwest side.^[4]

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1. Making Waves: The People and Places of Iowa Broadcasting, , Jeff, Stein, WDG Communications, 2004, ISBN 0-9718323-1-5
2. Area News Notes: C.R. Kernels Games Exclusively on KMRY-AM
3. Media: KZIA Completes Purchase, Renames Station KGYM-AM
4. Changing the station John Kenyon

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★ The KGYM Radio website

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