KFGO
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| City of license | Fargo, North Dakota |
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| Broadcast area | Fargo-Moorhead |
| Branding | The Mighty 790 KFGO |
| Slogan | Live, Local, First |
| Frequency | 790 AM (kHz) |
| Format | Commercial; News/Talk |
| Power | 5,000 watts |
| Class | B |
| Callsign meaning | FarGO |
| Affiliations | CBS Radio |
| Owner | James Ingstad (Radio Fargo-Moorhead, Inc.) |
| Sister stations | KBVB, KFGO, KMJO, KRWK, KVOX, WDAY-FM |
| Webcast | Listen Live! |
| Website | http://www.kfgo.com/ |
KFGO (790 AM, "The Mighty 790") is a radio station broadcasting a news and talk radio format serving the Fargo-Moorhead metropolitan area. The station is currently owned by Radio Fargo-Moorhead, Inc. All the offices and studios are located at 1020 S. 25th Street in Fargo. It is an affiliate of the CBS Radio Network.
KFGO's listening coverage area includes the eastern half of North Dakota, northwest Minnesota, northeast South Dakota, and southern Manitoba (a Canadian province). The coverage includes the cities of Grand Forks, ND, Bemidji, Minnesota, Winnipeg, Manitoba, and Aberdeen, SD.
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[edit] Programming
In addition to local programming, the station also carries a few nationally syndicated talk shows, including Coast to Coast AM.
KFGO was formerly the radio home of Ed Schultz, and at one time, carried both his local/regionally syndicated News and Views and the national version of The Ed Schultz Show. North Dakota politician Joel Heitkamp hosts a local weekday show in the former News and Views time slot. Schultz is no longer heard on KFGO.
[edit] Sports coverage
On March 30, 2010, it was announced that the North Dakota State University Bison had reached a six-year agreement for KFGO to become the flagship station for its various sports teams. KFGO also broadcasts the following sports programming:
- Minnesota Timberwolves basketball
- Minnesota Twins baseball
- Minnesota Vikings football
- Minnesota Wild hockey
[edit] Awards
KFGO has won two Peabody Awards, one for their coverage of a blizzard in 1984 and one in 1997 for their coverage of the 1997 Red River Flood.[1]
[edit] External links
- KFGO website
- Query the FCC's AM station database for KFGO
- Radio-Locator Information on KFGO
- Query Arbitron's AM station database for KFGO
[edit] References
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Coordinates: 46°51′50″N 96°49′08″W / 46.86389°N 96.81889°W
