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| Broadcast area | Fargo-Moorhead |
| Frequency | 101.9MHz |
| Branding | 101.9 Jack FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Adult hits |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
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| KVOX-FM,KFGO,KFGO-FM,KNFL,KOYY | |
| History | |
First air date | 1983 (as KRRZ) |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | "Rock" (former branding) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 34422 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 96,000 watts |
| HAAT | 305 meters (1,001 ft) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | jackfmfargo |
KRWK (101.9FM), known as "101.9Jack FM", is a radio station serving theFargo-Moorhead metropolitan area. It broadcasts anadult hits format and switches to all-Christmas music from mid-November through December as "Jack Frost FM". It first began broadcasting in 1983 under the call sign KRRZ.
The station is currently owned byMidwest Communications. All the offices and studios are located at 1020 S. 25th Street inFargo, while its transmitter is located nearAmenia.
The station began life in 1983 with the KRRZcall sign, broadcasting at 6,000 watts, with anadult contemporary format as "Magic 102". Upon upgrading to 93,000 watts in 1986, the station changed to acountry format as "Country 102" with the KFGO-FM call sign. TheKRRZ call sign was transferred to 1390 AM inMinot, North Dakota. As the country music scene heated up in the early 1990s, the station adopted the moniker of "Moose Country 102".
The station was sold toOtter Tail Power Company in 1995 along withKFGO,KDLM-FM,KVOX-FM, andKVOX. the stations were later sold to James Ingstad in 1999 (with the exception of KVOX-FM which was sold toTriad Broadcasting). In 2000,Clear Channel Communications bought Ingstad's stations, and changed the moniker to "K102", with a similar logo to co-owned"K102" (KEEY) inMinneapolis, Minnesota.
In 2002, KFGO-FM flipped to aclassic rock format, and renamed itself as "The Box 101.9" (the station also changed itscall sign to KKBX to reflect "The Box" moniker). Brought on during the flip was107.9 The Fox's morning show duo, Robbie and Dave. In 2005, the syndicatedThe Bob & Tom Show replaced Robbie and Dave, and the format was adjusted toall-'80s hits.
On September 28, 2006, KKBX and the other Clear Channel stations in Fargo were sold to James Ingstad, who lives in Fargo. Ingstad once owned the stations and sold them in 2000, thoughKDAM didn't sign on until 2002. The sale was approved by theFederal Communications Commission (FCC) on January 19, 2007.
On February 10, 2007, The Box tweaked to amainstream rock "on shuffle", as astunt, and changed its call sign to KRWK. On February 16, 2007, KRWK became "Rock 102" with amainstream rock format, competing with bothTriad Broadcasting'sactive rock stationQ98 andclassic rock station107.9 The Fox.
On June 1, 2007, the transmitter used for Rock 102,WDAY-FM "Y94", andKFNW-FM went on fire putting the stations off the air. In April 2008, the station tweaked back toclassic rock.
On July 19, 2007, a woman wrote aletter to the editor toThe Forum expressing concern over the appropriateness of a billboard of Rock 102 with a woman intankini standing with a caption saying, "Now Turn Us On!" .[2]
KRWK shifted to aTalk format on March 19, 2012, branded as "101.9 Talk FM." The former lineup included Tom Becka in the morning, Kilmead & Friends,Rush Limbaugh,Sean Hannity, JD Hayworth, and others.[3]
"Talk FM", because of being the Fargo affiliate for both Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity, did not fare well in the Arbitron ratings, registering a 1.7 share in the Spring 2013 ratings, well behind overall leader KFGO, another talk station on AM who had a 15.5 share. At 4 p.m. on September 8, 2013, following the end of the Minnesota Vikings season opener broadcast, KRWK returned to its original Rock format and branding asRock 102 in an effort to compete withKQWB-FM, who relocated from 98.7 to 105.1 just a few weeks earlier, andKPFX. The station launched with 2,000 songs in a row, and will remain Fargo's FM affiliate for theMinnesota Vikings as well asNorth Dakota State Bison football andFargo Force hockey.[4]
On July 22, 2015, KRWK abruptly dropped the rock format and flipped to AC as "Mix 101.9", adopting the now-old format ofKMJO, which flipped toclassic country simultaneously.[5]
On September 12, 2017, at midnight, after playing "One Way or Another" byBlondie, KRWK flipped to variety hits as "101.9 Jack FM". The first song on Jack FM was "Life is a Highway" byTom Cochrane.[6][7]
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