KUGN
Radio station in Eugene, Oregon
KUGN (590 AM) is a commercial radio station, licensed to Eugene, Oregon, United States, and serves the Eugene-Springfield media market. Owned by Cumulus Media, it broadcasts a talk format. The studios and offices are on Executive Parkway. The transmitter is located off North Game Farm Road.
KUGN is also relayed over K251CY (98.1 FM), an FM translator.
History
Early years
KUGN first signed on the air on July 4, 1946. It was the second radio station in Eugene, after KORE. The station was founded by C.H. Fisher of Portland. After some years, his children - Carl Fisher, Jane Whitbread, and Nancy Harrison - assumed daily operations of the station.
KUGN was originally affiliated with the ABC radio network, but switched to NBC in December 1952. In 1953, KUGN raised its power to 5,000 watts, to become the most powerful radio station in Oregon, outside the Portland metropolitan area.
The public source identifies “KUGN” as radio station in Eugene, Oregon. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around KUGN, Radio and station.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 7, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q6339524. Authority coordinates are 44.101, -123.052. 3 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1946, 1952 and 1953.
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