KHGC

KHGC (98.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Christian format. Licensed to Montana City, Montana, the station is owned by Hi-Line Radio Fellowship, Inc., and broadcasts a Christian contemporary music format.

KHGC

Montana City, Montana
Broadcast area	Helena, Montana
Frequency	98.5 MHz
Branding	Praise Live
Programming
Format	Christian contemporary music
Ownership
Owner	Hi-Line Radio Fellowship, Inc.
Sister stations	KJPZ, KVCM
History
First air date	2008 (as KHLN)
Former call signs	KERT (2007, CP) KHLN (2007–2011) KOYT (2011–2014)
Call sign meaning	K Helena's Gold Country (former branding/format)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	170988
Class	A
ERP	6,000 watts
HAAT	−33 meters (−108 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	46°33′25.5″N 111°55′04.5″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	https://www.kjpz.org/

History

The Federal Communications Commission issued a construction permit for the station on August 24, 2007.^[2] The station was assigned the call letters KERT on September 27, 2007 and, on October 4, 2007, changed its call sign to KHLN.^[3] The station was granted its license to cover on January 25, 2008.^[4]

On May 9, 2011, the station again changed its call sign to KOYT.

On June 9, 2014, 98.5 relaunched with a classic country format as "98.5 Helena's Gold Country", with the callsign changing at the same time to KHGC.

On January 1, 2017 KHGC changed their format to adult hits, branded as "98.5 Dave FM".^[5]

On April 5, 2017, Montana Radio Company announced that it would acquire Cherry Creek Media's Helena stations. As part of the deal, KHGC was divested to Hi-Line Radio Fellowship and switched to Your Network of Praise.^[6][7] The sale was completed on July 28, 2017.^[8]