Gow Communications’ KFNC, Houston Hacked; Racist Content Broadcast
Gow Communications’ sports talk KFNC-FM, Houston “ESPN 97.5” was hacked on Sunday afternoon while the station was airing the Philadelphia Eagles vs Dallas Cowboys game and
racist messages were broadcast for a period of time. Station officials posted the following message to X at around 4:30 pm: “In the past hour, there was audio airing on 97.5 FM signal that didn’t come from the radio station. Our signal had been hacked. We are actively trying to rectify the problem. We appreciate the many of you who posted to alert us of the issue.” The station able to return the game broadcast to the air.
Sports talk hosts Paul Gallant and Joel Blank have exited Gow Media’s KFNC-FM, Houston ESPN 97.5 in moves they describe as budget related. Both personalities posted the news of their departure to social media. Gallant hosted the early evening show and Blank co-hosted the “Killer B’s” midday show with Jeremy Branham.