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| Simulcast ofKFGO,Fargo | |
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| Broadcast area | Fargo-Moorhead |
| Frequency | 104.7MHz |
| Branding | The Mighty 790 and 104.7 FM KFGO |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/talk |
| Network | CBS News Radio |
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| Ownership | |
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| KFGO,KRWK,KNFL,KOYY | |
| History | |
First air date | October 2002 (2002-10) (as KDAM) |
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Call sign meaning | Fargo |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 88502 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 214 meters (702 ft) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kfgo.com |
KFGO-FM (104.7MHz) is a radio station broadcasting anews/talk format, simulcastingKFGO (790 AM).Licensed toHope, North Dakota, it serves theFargo-Moorhead metropolitan area. It first began broadcasting in 2002 under thecall signKDAM.
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 nearErie.
Aconstruction permit (CP) was granted in 2000 by theFederal Communications Commission (FCC) with the call sign KCHY, broadcasting 200 watts coveringHope, North Dakota.Clear Channel Communications paid $800,000 for the CP for KCHY in 2002, and changed the call sign to KDAM.
KDAM signed on with 100,000 watts in October 2002,stunting with clips of songs of all genres, billing itself as "Quick 104.7", and playing ten songs per minute while other stations play ten songs per hour. Themodern rock format known as "The Dam 104.7" debuted days later. It became popular, and gained largerArbitron ratings than rival heritageactive rock stationKQWB-FM "Q98" at times. Despite arimshot signal, "The Dam" also attracted more than 2% of radio listeners in theGrand Forks, North Dakota market, somewhat cannibalizing by competing with co-owned sister active rock stationKJKJ "KJ108".
KDAM began stunting as "Quick 104.7" again, and later flipped to acountry music format as "104.7 The Wolf" in December 2005, competing withKVOX-FM "Froggy 99.9". The format flip caused controversy with listeners, and several online petitions[1] were created to bring The Dam back. The Wolf was not as successful as "The Dam", and attracted less than 1% of listeners in the Fargo-MoorheadArbitron radio market.
On September 28, 2006, it was announced that KDAM and the otherClear Channel stations in Fargo were being sold to Radio Fargo-Moorhead, Inc., a company owned by Fargo native James Ingstad. Ingstad had previously sold his stations in 2000, though KDAM didn't sign on until 2002. The sale was approved by the FCC on January 19, 2007.
On February 26, 2007, KDAM beganstunting with anadult hits format as "Ed FM", with talk show host and longtime Fargo-Moorhead radio hostEd Schultz featured in the logo on the station's website. The station changed its call sign to KMXW and became anadult contemporary station as "Mix 104.7" on March 1, 2007, competing withTriad Broadcasting'sHot AC stationKLTA ("FM 105.1").
The station began airingChristmas music as a stunt on November 9, 2007 along withKEGK. On November 26, 2007, the station changed to anoldies/classic hits format with the name "Mojo 104.7", and changed its call sign to KMJO. Starting in April 2010, Mojo added more 80's music to their playlist.
On September 12, 2010, at 9 p.m., KMJO flipped toadult hits as "104.7 Popster FM"; the first song on "Popster" was "Pop Life" byPrince and the Revolution.[2] On April 30, 2013, Ingstad's Fargo-Moorhead cluster, which included KMJO and sister stationsKBVB,KFGO,KRWK,KVOX, andWDAY-FM, was sold toMidwest Communications.
On September 10, 2013, at 4 p.m., after playing "Like A Prayer" byMadonna, KMJO flipped toadult contemporary as "104.7 Mix FM"; the first song on "Mix" was "3 A.M." byMatchbox Twenty.[3]
On July 22, 2015, KMJO abruptly flipped toclassic country as "104.7 Duke FM"; simultaneously, the AC format was moved toKRWK.[4]
On January 18, 2021, at 8 a.m., after playing "Goodbye's All We've Got Left" bySteve Earle, KMJO flipped toclassic rock as "104.7 The Bear". The first song on "The Bear" was "A Day in the Life" byThe Beatles, the first song alphabetically in a run of the entire playlist by letter to launch the station.[5][6] This format, however, would turn out to be temporary; on January 26, KMJO flipped to asimulcast ofKFGO (790 AM).[7] The KFGO-FM call letters, which were previously assigned to its sister station 101.9 FM in the 1980s, would be adopted on February 1, 2021.
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