KGFW (1340 AM) is an American radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format.[1] Licensed to Kearney, Nebraska, United States, the station serves the Grand Island-Kearney area. The station is owned by NRG Media and features programming from Fox News Radio, Compass Media Networks, Premiere Networks and Westwood One.[2] KGFW is a sister station to KQKY and KRNY.
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| Broadcast area | Grand Island-Kearney |
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| Frequency | 1340 kHz |
| Branding | 1340 KGFW |
| Programming | |
| Format | News Talk |
| Affiliations | Fox News Radio Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KQKY, KRNY | |
| History | |
First air date | June 1927 |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 9933 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°40′5.00″N 99°4′52.00″W / 40.6680556°N 99.0811111°W |
| Translator(s) | 96.1 K241CN (Kearney) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kgfw.com |
History edit
The station was founded in Ravenna, Nebraska, in June 1927 by Roy McConnell, a former radio technician in the United States Navy.[3][4] The station moved to Kearney in 1931. In 1939, the station was purchased by Lloyd "Skipper" Thomas, a Nebraska native who had managed major radio stations including Pittsburgh's KDKA and Boston's WBZ.
After Thomas' death in 1952, the station was purchased by John Mitchell, a lawyer who had worked as a part-time announcer at the station.[5]
Mitchell's stations were purchased by Waitt Radio in 2000.[6] Waitt Radio merged with NewRadio Group in 2005 to form NRG Media.
Notable alumni edit
- Floyd Kalber, broadcaster for NBC[5]
- Charlie Tuna, prominent Los Angeles-based DJ
References edit
- ^ "KGFW Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on 2010-03-01.
- ^ "New stations: Broadcasting stations, alphabetically, by call signals" (PDF). Radio Service Bulletin (123). Radio Division, United States Department of Commerce: 3. June 30, 1927. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 11, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
- ^ ""FURNITURE THAT TALKS:" A history of KGFW and early radio in Buffalo County". Buffalo Tales (Buffalo County Historical Society). March–April 1995. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ a b "John Mitchell, Sr. -- Hall of Fame 1996". Nebraska Broadcasters Association. May 30, 2017. Archived from the original on 2021-12-12. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ "Waitt Buys Mitchell" (PDF). Mediaweek. March 20, 2000. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
External links edit
- KGFW in the FCC AM station database
- KGFW in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- K241CN in the FCC FM station database
- K241CN at FCCdata.org
- Early history of KGFW
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