KFOW (1170 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Waseca, Minnesota, United States, and serving South Central Minnesota. Owned by the Linder Radio Group, it broadcasts a sports format as "The Fan Owatonna", carrying the programming of KFXN-FM in Minneapolis. Studios are located on Cedardale Drive in Owatonna, Minnesota.
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Broadcast area | South Central Minnesota |
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| Frequency | 1170 kHz |
| Branding | The Fan Owatonna |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KOWZ, KRUE | |
| History | |
First air date | December 22, 1971 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | Faribault and Owatonna |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 70931 | |
| Class | D |
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Transmitter coordinates | 44°02′45″N 93°23′08″W / 44.04583°N 93.38556°W |
| Translator | 106.3 K292GU (Waseca) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | thefanowatonna.com |
Programming is also heard on low-power FM translator K292GU at 106.3 MHz.
History
editOn December 22, 1971, the station signed on the air as KOWO. Originally it was a daytimer, powered at 1,000 watts and required to go off the air at night. In later years, it increased its power and added limited nighttime service.
On October 7, 2020, KFOW dropped its classic hits format and began stunting with "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" by Rolf Harris, a common practice on stations owned by Linder when switching formats.[2][3] On October 12, KFOW debuted a new talk radio format. As part of the flip, the station affiliated with Fox News Radio.[4][5]
On May 1, 2023 KFOW changed their format from talk to sports, branded as "The Fan Owatonna".[6]
References
edit- ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KFOW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ↑ KFOW Ties Its Train Down Sport Radioinsight - October 8, 2020
- ↑ Keith, Thelen (October 7, 2020). "KFOW Waseca. (When the Kangaroo Song starts, a new format can't be far behind...)". Twitter. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ↑ "News Talk 1170 KFOW - Waseca, Owatonna, Faribault, Blooming Prairie". newstalk1170.com. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
- ↑ "Owatonna Station Drops Classic Hits for Conservative Talk – Upper Midwest Broadcasting". Retrieved October 12, 2020.
- ↑ KFOW Joins Minnesota's Fan Network Radioinsight - May 3, 2023
External links
edit- Facility details for Facility ID 70931 (KFOW) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KFOW in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 138084 (K292GU) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- K292GU at FCCdata.org
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