KUSG (AM)

KUSG
Hagåtña, Guam;
Broadcast area	Guam
Frequency	1350 kHz
Branding	The Point
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	News/Talk radio
Affiliations	Fox News Radio, Westwood One, Genesis Communications Network
Ownership
Owner	Choice Broadcasting; (Management Advisory Services, Inc.);
Sister stations	KNUT, KIJI
History
First air date	July 9, 2012
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	160741
Class	B
Power	250 watts (unlimited)
Transmitter coordinates	13°27′24″N 144°40′20″E / 13.45667°N 144.67222°E
Translator(s)	93.3 K227CT (Agat)
Repeater(s)	104.3 KIJI-HD3 (Tumon)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	thepoint.gu

KUSG (1350 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve the community of Hagåtña, Guam. The station is owned by Choice Broadcasting and carries a talk format known as "The Point".

The Point also airs on KUSG's FM translator, K227CT at 93.3 FM, and on the HD3 subchannel of KIJI 104.3 FM.

History

MASI applied in 2004 for a new construction permit for a radio station on 1350 at Hagåtña. The application was approved on July 2, 2009; three years later on July 9, 2012, the new station began operations.

In 2017, KUSG was taken silent due to transmitter site problems and remained so for nearly a year. When it returned, it broadcast with 90 watts power because of a vandalized ground system.^[2] Delays related to elections in Guam kept a new lease from being secured. At 6p.m. Chamorro Standard Time on October 18, 2019, KUSG was taken silent, with MASI and its partner Choice awaiting necessary approval from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to clear the ground and rebuild; Choice is to buy the station from MASI when it returns to air.^[3]

Programming

Initially known as "The Pulse", KUSG relaunched as "The Point" in 2017 under Choice operations. The station revamped its lineup, bringing The Rush Limbaugh Show, Sean Hannity and other conservative talkers back to the island's radio dial.^[4]