KGYN

{{short description|Radio station in Guymon, Oklahoma}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox radio station

| name = KGYN

| logo =

| logo_size =

| city = Guymon, Oklahoma

| area = Oklahoma Panhandle and surrounding areas in Texas, Kansas, New Mexico, and Colorado

| branding =

| frequency = 1210 kHz

| repeater =

| translator = 106.3 K292HJ (Liberal, Kansas)

| airdate = {{start date and age|1949}}

| format = Talk

| power = {{ubl|22,000 watts day|10,000 watts night}}

| class = B

| licensing_authority = FCC

| facility_id = 65152

| coordinates = {{coord|36|40|34|N|101|22|58|W|region:US-OK_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| callsign_meaning = Guymon

| former_frequencies = 1220 kHz (1949–1971)

| owner = Steckline Communications, Inc.

| licensee =

| sister_stations =

| webcast =

| website = [http://stecklinecommunications.com/kgyn/ KGYN Online]

| affiliations = Fox News Radio
Fox Sports Radio
Compass Media Networks
Premiere Networks
Westwood One

}}

KGYN (1210 AM) is a radio station licensed to Guymon, Oklahoma, United States. The station serves the southwestern Kansas area, and carries a talk format. The station is currently owned by Steckline Communications. KGYN broadcasts with 22,000 watts on a protected signal and can be heard in 7 states during daytime power and 10,000 watts in most of the western half of the United States during night time power.{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=KGYN |title=KGYN Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }}{{cite web|url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SU08&band=fm&callLetter=KGYN|title=KGYN Station Information Profile|publisher=Arbitron}}

The station uses the slogan "The Five State Big talker."[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1oTmXPAk0f7N862p7qWrpvJ_KwIgGMhLDo-RknSeEmQk/edit?usp=sharing "Listening log for Jan. 5, 2022" KG5JST] (Accessed Jan. 5, 2022)

The station has been received via skywave in Salt Lake City, Utah.[http://www.ubstudios.com/slcdx.html Salt Lake City DX logs]

On June 2, 2020, KGYN was granted an FCC construction permit to increase day power to 22,000 watts.

File:KYGN TheBIGTalker logo.jpg

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