On National Radio Day, August 20, Kearney Radio Station 102.7FM KPGZ announced a fitting addition to its classic hits format. Country music channel KearneyCountry.com is now broadcast through the KPGZ Mobile App.

*local news and events as well as classic hits and country hits can be found on the kpgz mobile app*

The idea for a second station came from a community survey KPGZ conducted in 2023, with Northland CAPS students.

“The survey found that 48% of people who responded listen to country music some or all of the time,” said General Manager Brian Watts. “Nearly 50% of our residents were listening to another genre of music, so we thought by adding an additional format we could capture another audience.”

Most of the on-air time may be spent playing 80’s, 90’s and 2000’s era country music, but like the 102.7FM side, the focus of the station is Kearney.

“This station, like 102.7FM, gives individuals, businesses, and religious and civic organizations a voice in the community,” said Watts. “We cultivate our own local news, announce local weather and events, and broadcast Kearney Bulldog Sports.”

The station plays country music 24 hours a day on a player on KearneyCountry.com as well as the KPGZ mobile app which listeners can download free to their Apple or Android mobile devices. To switch to the country stream in the app, users can tap the menu icon in the upper left corner, then tap on “Change Station”.

The mobile app also features sections for news, weather, sports and past Kearney sports broadcast replays.