KFGO (AM)

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) and translator K231CV (94.1 FM).

For the radio station that held the call sign KFGO-FM at 101.9 FM in Fargo, North Dakota from 1986 to 2002, see KRWK.
KFGO
Broadcast areaFargo-Moorhead
Frequency790 kHz
BrandingThe Mighty 790, 94.1, & 104.7 KFGO
Programming
FormatNews/talk
NetworkCBS News Radio
Affiliations
  • NBC News Radio
  • Compass Media Networks
  • Premiere Networks
  • Westwood One
  • Minnesota Twins
  • Minnesota Vikings
  • Minnesota Wild
  • North Dakota Fighting Hawks
Ownership
Owner
  • Duey E. Wright
  • (Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Sister stations
KBVB, KFGO-FM, KRWK, KNFL, KOYY
History
First air date
September 1948 (1948-09)
Former call signs
KXGO (1958–1966)
Call sign meaning
Fargo
Technical information
Facility ID34421
ClassB
Power5,000 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
WebcastListen Live
Websitekfgo.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.

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