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{{Infobox radio station
| name             = KDFN
| logo             = KDFN logo.png
| city             = [[Doniphan, Missouri]] | country = US
| area             = 
| branding         = Oldies 1500
| frequency        = 1500 [[kHz]]
| repeater         = 
| airdate          = {{start date|1963|2|4}}
| last_airdate     = {{end date|2017|3|23}}
| format           = [[Oldies]]
| power            = 1,000 watts day
| class            = D
| facility_id      = 29621
| coordinates      = {{coord|36|36|51.2|N|90|49|22.4|W|region:US-MO_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning = 
| former_callsigns = 
| owner            = Eagle Bluff Enterprises
| licensee         = 
| sister_stations  = {{hlist|[[KAHR]]|[[KFEB]]|[[KOEA]]|[[KPPL]]|[[KXOQ]]}}
| webcast          = 
| website          = 
| affiliations     =  
}}

'''KDFN''' (1500 [[AM broadcasting|AM]], ''Oldies 1500'') was a radio station that broadcast an [[oldies]] music format.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/sip.do#access |date=Summer 2009 |title=Station Information Profile |publisher=[[Arbitron]] |accessdate=2009-08-24}}</ref> Formally licensed to [[Doniphan, Missouri]], United States, KDFN was owned by Eagle Bluff Enterprises.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=KDFN |title=KDFN Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division |accessdate=2009-08-24}}</ref>

KDFN went on the air February 4, 1963.<ref name="by2010">{{cite book|title=Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010|year=2010|page=D-325}}</ref> Eagle Bluff Enterprises surrendered the license for KDFN to the [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) on March 23, 2017, who subsequently cancelled it.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/sta_det.pl?Facility_id=29621|title=LICENSE CANCELLED|website=licensing.fcc.gov|access-date=2019-01-12}}</ref>

==History of call letters==
Prior to 1948, the call letters KDFN were assigned to an AM station in Casper, Wyoming. In 1948, that station received the call letters [[KTWO (AM)|KSPR]].<ref>{{cite news |title=KDFN |url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/48-OCR/1948-10-25-BC-OCR-Page-0084.pdf |accessdate=3 July 2018 |work=Broadcasting |date=October 25, 1948 |page=76}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=29621 Facility details for Facility ID 29621 (KDFN)] in the FCC Licensing and Management System
*[https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=37089 FCC History Cards for KDFN] (covering 1960-1980)

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