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KGFW

Kearney, Nebraska, US
Broadcast area	Grand Island-Kearney
Frequency	1340 kHz
Branding	1340 KGFW
Programming
Format	News Talk
Affiliations	Fox News Radio Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks Westwood One
Ownership
Owner	NRG Media (NRG License Sub, LLC)
Sister stations	KQKY, KRNY
History
First air date	June 1927
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	9933
Class	C
Power	1,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	40°40′5.00″N 99°4′52.00″W / 40.6680556°N 99.0811111°W / 40.6680556; -99.0811111
Translator(s)	96.1 K241CN (Kearney)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	kgfw.com

KGFW (1340 AM) is an American radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Kearney, Nebraska, United States, the station serves the Grand Island-Kearney area. The station is owned by NRG Media and features programming from Fox News Radio, Compass Media Networks, Premiere Networks and Westwood One. KGFW is a sister station to KQKY and KRNY.

History

The station was founded in Ravenna, Nebraska, in June 1927 by Roy McConnell, a former radio technician in the United States Navy. The station moved to Kearney in 1931. In 1939, the station was purchased by Lloyd "Skipper" Thomas, a Nebraska native who had managed major radio stations including Pittsburgh's KDKA and Boston's WBZ.

After Thomas' death in 1952, the station was purchased by John Mitchell, a lawyer who had worked as a part-time announcer at the station.

Mitchell's stations were purchased by Waitt Radio in 2000. Waitt Radio merged with NewRadio Group in 2005 to form NRG Media.

Notable alumni

• Floyd Kalber, broadcaster for NBC
• Charlie Tuna, prominent Los Angeles-based DJ

References

1. "Facility Technical Data for KGFW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. "KGFW Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
3. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
4. "New stations: Broadcasting stations, alphabetically, by call signals" (PDF). Radio Service Bulletin (123). Radio Division, United States Department of Commerce: 3. June 30, 1927. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 11, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
5. ""FURNITURE THAT TALKS:" A history of KGFW and early radio in Buffalo County". Buffalo Tales (Buffalo County Historical Society). March–April 1995. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
6. ^ "John Mitchell, Sr. -- Hall of Fame 1996". Nebraska Broadcasters Association. May 30, 2017. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
7. "Waitt Buys Mitchell" (PDF). Mediaweek. March 20, 2000. Retrieved February 24, 2021.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 9933 (KGFW) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KGFW in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
• Facility details for Facility ID 151533 (K241CN) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• K241CN at FCCdata.org
• Early history of KGFW

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