KFGO (AM)
Radio station in Fargo, North Dakota / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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KFGO (790 kHz) is an AM radio station in the United States. Licensed to Fargo, North Dakota, KFGO broadcasts a news and talk radio format serving the Fargo-Moorhead metropolitan area, branded "The Mighty 790, 94.1, and 104.7". The station is currently owned by Midwest Communications Inc. All the offices and studios are located at 1020 S. 25th Street in Fargo, while its transmitter array is located north of Oxbow. It is an affiliate of the CBS Radio Network. KFGO is simulcast on KFGO-FM (104.7 FM)[1] and translator K231CV (94.1 FM).
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Broadcast area | Fargo-Moorhead |
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Frequency | 790 kHz |
Branding | The Mighty 790, 94.1, & 104.7 KFGO |
Programming | |
Format | News/talk |
Network | CBS News Radio |
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Ownership | |
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KBVB, KFGO-FM, KRWK, KNFL, KOYY | |
History | |
First air date | September 1948; 75 years ago (1948-09) |
Former call signs | KXGO (1958–1966) |
Call sign meaning | Fargo |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 34421 |
Class | B |
Power | 5,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 46°43′5″N 96°48′5″W |
Translator(s) | 94.1 K231CV (Fargo) |
Repeater(s) | 104.7 KFGO-FM (Hope) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | kfgo.com |
Due to its transmitter power and North Dakota's flat land (with near-perfect ground conductivity), KFGO's provides at least secondary coverage to most of eastern half of North Dakota, northwest Minnesota, northeast South Dakota, and southern Manitoba (a Canadian province). Its coverage area includes Grand Forks, North Dakota, Bemidji, Minnesota, Winnipeg, Manitoba, and Aberdeen, South Dakota.