KGOW
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| Broadcast area | Greater Houston |
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| Frequency | 1560 kHz |
| Branding | Viet Radio 1560 |
| Programming | |
| Language | Vietnamese |
| Format | Full service |
| Ownership | |
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| KFNC | |
| History | |
First air date | September 1, 1961 (as KGUL Port Lavaca) |
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Call sign meaning | "Gow" |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 17389 |
| Class | B |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | |
| Repeater | 1480 KNGO (Dallas) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | vietradio.com |
KGOW (1560 AM "Viet Radio") is a Vietnamese-language full service radio station licensd to Bellaire, Texas, and serving Greater Houston. While the station is owned by Gow Media, LLC, KGOW's programming schedule is leased to a third party group to air Vietnamese focused programming for southwest Houston and areas in southwest Harris County where 1560's signal is strongest. Much of Viet Radio programming is simulcast with 1480 KNGO Dallas. The studios are in Uptown Houston one block from The Galleria.
The daytime transmitter site is located in Lochridge, Texas, across from Brazos Bend State Park. The nighttime transmitter site is in western Harris County, halfway between Katy, Texas and Hockley, Texas. KGOW used its nighttime authorization at 15,000 watts around the clock, as the 46,000 watt daytime site was damaged by floodwaters in 2016 and again during Hurricane Harvey. The Federal Communications Commission has granted KGOW Special Temporary Authority (STA) allowing it to operate at reduced power until the daytime site can be repaired.