KBRF (1250 AM, "Good Neighbor Radio") is a radio station licensed to Fergus Falls, Minnesota, United States and serving the Fergus Falls-Detroit Lakes area. It broadcasts a news talk information format[1] featuring programming from CNN Radio, Premiere Radio Networks and Westwood One.[2]
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| Broadcast area | Fergus Falls-Detroit Lakes |
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| Frequency | 1250 kHz |
| Branding | AM 1250 News Talk |
| Programming | |
| Format | News Talk Information |
| Affiliations | CNN Radio, Premiere Radio Networks, Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KJJK, KJJK-FM, KPRW, KZCR | |
| History | |
First air date | October 20, 1926 |
Former call signs | KGDE (1926-1959) KOTE (1959-1967) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 21400 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts day 2,200 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 46°16′22″N 96°2′41″W / 46.27278°N 96.04472°W |
| Links | |
| Website | KBRF website |
The station is currently owned by Leighton Broadcasting, through licensee Leighton Radio Holdings, Inc. Studios and offices are west of downtown Fergus Falls at 728 Western Avenue North, near I94. The transmitter site is east of town, on Highway 210.
History edit
KBRF's first license was granted on October 20, 1926 as KGDE, licensed to the Jaren Drug Company in Barrett, Minnesota. The original call letters were randomly assigned from an alphabetic list of available call signs.[3] The call letters were changed to KOTE in 1959, and became KBRF in 1967.
Expanded Band assignment edit
On March 17, 1997 the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that eighty-eight stations had been given permission to move to newly available "Expanded Band" transmitting frequencies, ranging from 1610 to 1700 kHz, with KBRF authorized to move from 1250 to 1680 kHz.[4] However, the station never procured the Construction Permit needed to implement the authorization, so the expanded band station was never built.
References edit
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2009.
- ^ "KBRF Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 26, 2009.
- ^ "New Stations", Radio Service Bulletin, October 30, 1926, page 3.
- ^ "FCC Public Notice: Mass Media Bureau Announces Revised AM Expanded Band Allotment Plan and Filing Window for Eligible Stations" (FCC DA 97-537), March 17, 1997.
External links edit
- KBRF website
- KBRF in the FCC AM station database
- KBRF in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- FCC History Cards for KBRF (covering 1927-1980 as KGDE / KOTE / KBRF)
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