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KOFO

Coordinates: 38°35′04″N 95°1′57″W / 38.58444°N 95.03250°W / 38.58444; -95.03250
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KOFO
Frequency1220 kHz
Branding1220 Country
Programming
FormatCountry
AffiliationsABC News Radio
Ownership
Owner
  • Brady Communications
  • (Brandy Communications, Inc.)
History
First air date
September 24, 1949 (1949-09-24)
Former call signs
The KFRG callsign never happened.
Technical information
Facility ID6648[1]
ClassD[1]
Power250 watts
Transmitter coordinates
38°35′04″N 95°1′57″W / 38.58444°N 95.03250°W / 38.58444; -95.03250
Links
WebsiteKOFO.com

KOFO (1220 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Country music format.[2] Licensed to Ottawa, Kansas, USA. The station is currently owned by Brandy Communications.[3]

History

1949-1986 - KOFO (Country/Farm)

This station has been around a long time. KOFO signed on September 24, 1949. For a while, it simulcasted on 95.7 MHz.[4]

1986-1987 - KFRG (Country/Farm)

The FCC lists KFRG as the call letters from June 1986 to mid-1987. The station called themselves the "Frog".[4]

1987-present - KOFO (Country/Farm)

KOFO currently airs most of their country music from the Westwood One Radio Network. At only 250 watts daytime, this station generally serves Franklin, Anderson, Miami, Osage and Linn Counties in Kansas, but can be heard elsewhere. KOFO airs high school and Ottawa University sports, and maintains a local news presence. In 2011, KOFO began simulcasting on KMXN-HD2. The simulcast ended in 2013.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b FCC Info for KOFO
  2. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
  3. ^ "KOFO Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
  4. ^ a b c KOFO History