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KGFW
Broadcast areaGrand Island-Kearney
Frequency1340 kHz
Branding1340 KGFW
Programming
FormatNews Talk
AffiliationsFox News Radio
Compass Media Networks
Premiere Networks
Westwood One
Ownership
Owner
  • (NRG License Sub, LLC)

    • Sister stations

    		KQKY, KRNY
    History

    First air date

    		June 1927
    Technical information[1]

    Licensing authority

    		FCC
    Facility ID9933
    ClassC
    Power1,000 watts

    Transmitter coordinates

    		40°40′5.00″N 99°4′52.00″W / 40.6680556°N 99.0811111°W / 40.6680556; -99.0811111
    Translator(s)96.1 K241CN (Kearney)
    Links

    Public license information

  • LMS
    • WebcastListen Live
    Websitekgfw.com

    KGFW (1340 AM) is an American radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format.[2] 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.[3] KGFW is a sister station to KQKY and KRNY.

    History[edit]

    The station was founded in Ravenna, Nebraska, in June 1927 by Roy McConnell, a former radio technician in the United States Navy.[4][5] 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.[6]

    Mitchell's stations were purchased by Waitt Radio in 2000.[7] Waitt Radio merged with NewRadio Group in 2005 to form NRG Media.

    Notable alumni[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KGFW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  • ^ "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.

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