to the Stoner Corporation and became a sister station to KSO (1460 AM, now KXNO). When Stoner took over, KFMG's format was changed to Top 40 music during the day which Sorenson protested. As a result, he left the station in protest during his morning shift. Stoner management soon found out that KFMG had a small but loyal listenership when they expressed displeasure over Sorenson's departure. Top 40 and Album rock Stoner ran a full-page ad in the Des Moines Register to appease disgruntled KFMG listeners, but the station did not return to a rock format for several years. KFMG became KGGO in 1975. For its first few years as a Top 40 outlet, it used the moniker "Go-95." The station shifted to an album-oriented rock (AOR) format on July 19, 1978. In the spring of 1984, KGGO became the first FM station in the Des Moines area to finish in first place in the local Arbitron ratings. KGGO remained the Des Moines area's highest-rated radio station throughout most of the late 1980s and 1990s. KGGO's rock format was simulcast on 1460 AM from 1989 to 1994 after the former KSO radio ended its country music format. The AM frequency adopted the KGGO call letters during that time period, while 94.9 added an -FM suffix. The simulcast ended in 1994, when 1460's call letters became KDMI. By the end of the 1990s, KGGO had transitioned to a classic rock format. Ownership changes KGGO's ownership has changed several times in recent years. Stoner owned KGGO until October 1997, when AMFM acquired the station. In 2000, AMFM merged with Clear Channel Communications. Since Clear Channel already owned several stations in the Des Moines radio market, KGGO and sister station KHKI were spun off to Barnstable Broadcasting. (Clear Channel kept KDMI, which later became KXNO.) In May 2001, Barnstable sold its Des Moines cluster of stations to Wilks Broadcasting. Two years later, Wilks sold the stations to Citadel Broadcasting. Citadel merged with Cumulus Media on September 16, 2011. On September 22, 2005, Citadel Broadcasting purchased the naming rights to the former Buccaneer Arena in Urbandale. The home of the Des Moines Buccaneers was then renamed 95KGGO Arena. In 2008, the name reverted to Buccaneer Arena. References External links KGGO website Des Moines Broadcasting History: KGGO GGO Cumulus Media radio stations Classic rock radio stations in the United States Urbandale, Iowa Radio stations established