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| Broadcast area | Grand Forks, North Dakota |
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| Frequency | 1590kHz |
| Branding | Rock 95 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic rock |
| Affiliations | United Stations Radio Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Leighton Broadcasting |
| KNOX,KYCK,KZGF,KZLT-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | 1959 (as KRAD) |
Former call signs | KRAD (1959–1981) KRRK (1981–1986) KCNN (1986–2011) |
Call sign meaning | Grand Forks (KGFK is also theICAO code for theGrand Forks Int'l Airport) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 33000 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000watts day 1,000 watts night |
| Translators | 95.7 K239BG (Grand Forks, North Dakota) 97.5 K248DH (East Grand Forks) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | KGFK Website |
KGFK (1590kHz, "Rock 95") is anAMradio station broadcasting aclassic rock format.Licensed toEast Grand Forks, Minnesota, it serves theGrand Forks, North Dakota metropolitan area. The station also broadcasts ontranslatorsK239BG (95.7FM, "Rock 95") inGrand Forks andK248DH (97.5FM, "Rock 95") inEast Grand Forks. It first began broadcasting in 1959 under thecall signKRAD and used the call signKCNN for several years. The station is currently owned byLeighton Broadcasting, and competes withiHeartMedia'sactive rock 107.5KJKJ "KJ108" andclassic hitsKQHT "96.1 The Fox".
KGFK/1590 previously aired anews/talk format as KCNN, and starting focusing on nationally syndicated talk shows after being bought byLeighton Broadcasting in 2003 to differentiate with co-ownedKNOX.
On September 27, 2007, KCNN continuedKNOX-FM/94.7'sclassic country as "The Rooster", as KNOX-FM/94.7 flipped toclassic rock. Because of popularity,Rush Limbaugh was still syndicated on weekdays at normal time.
On August 14, 2009, KCNN flipped to asports format featuring programming fromFox Sports Radio, and competed withFAN Network affiliateKKXL-AM/1440.
On November 5, 2010, KCNN changed their format tomainstream rock, branded as "Rock 107.9" (frequency in branding is for FM translatorK300BG 107.9 FM Grand Forks, ND), primarily competing withactive rock formattedKJKJ "KJ108" just down the dial at 107.5 FM. K300BG signed on the air just days before the format flip. Before K300BG's sign on,Fargo-basedclassic rock stationKPFX "107.9 The Fox" could sometimes be heard in Grand Forks. On February 21, 2011, KCNN changed their call letters to KGFK.
On October 11, 2011,translatorK239BG 95.7 FM signed on to resolve 107.9's signal issues. 95.7 originally began as an unbuilt translator inGrafton that was purchased by Leighton Broadcasting and moved to Grand Forks (107.9 was also an unbuilt translator purchased by Leighton). 95.7's transmitter is located near the junction ofU.S. Highway 81 (North Washington Street) andU.S. Highway 2 (Gateway Drive) near downtown Grand Forks. 107.9's transmitter is located off 32nd Ave South west of theI-29interchange. On October 27, 2011, KGFK changed its branding to "Rock 95.7" as the signal is much stronger than 107.9
After 95.7 signed on, the station begansimulcasting "Zac Daniel in the Morning" from sister stationKZGF "Z94.7" during weekday morning hours.
On January 5, 2011, KGFK beganstunting with replays of "Zac Daniel in the Morning". On January 9, 2011, the station flipped to anadult hits format playing pop and rock hits from the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s to the present. On January 11, 2012, 107.9 FM broke up with 95.7 FM and 1590 AM as it switched to become atranslator ofKNOX-AM/1310.
On March 12, 2018, KGFK changed their format toclassic rock, still branded as "The Forks".[2]
On September 17, 2018, KGFK rebranded as "Rock 95".[3]
In May 2021, second FM translatorK248DH 97.5 FM inEast Grand Forks–Grand Forks signed on for better rural coverage from theKZLT/KZGF transmitter tower, including coverage ofCrookston, whileK239BG 95.7 FM continues to cover the immediateGrand Forks–East Grand Forks area.
KGFK also broadcastsMinnesota Twins baseball and local high school sports. KGFK successfully competes withiHeartMedia'sheritageactive rockKJKJ/107.5 "KJ108" andclassic hitsKQHT "96.1 The Fox" for the lucrative upper demographics in Grand Forks and continues to do so.
KGFK broadcasts on the following FM translators:
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | Class | FCC info |
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| K239BG | 95.7FM | Grand Forks, North Dakota | 147641 | 250 | D | LMS |
| K248DH | 97.5FM | East Grand Forks, Minnesota | 202225 | 250 | D | LMS |
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47°52′41″N97°00′24″W / 47.87806°N 97.00667°W /47.87806; -97.00667
