KGFW
Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". KGFW (1340 AM) is an American radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3][4] 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.[5]
Mitchell's stations were purchased by Waitt Radio in 2000.[6] Waitt Radio merged with NewRadio Group in 2005 to form NRG Media.
Notable alumni
- Floyd Kalber, broadcaster for NBC[5]
- Charlie Tuna, prominent Los Angeles-based DJ
References
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External links
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- KGFW in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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- Early history of KGFW
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