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 |
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.
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.