KBMW (AM)

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KBMW
KBMW 1450AM-94.3FM logo.png
City Breckenridge, Minnesota
Broadcast area Wahpeton-Breckenridge
Frequency 1450 kHz
BrandingAM 1450 KBMW
Programming
Format Commercial; Country
Affiliations ABC, Minnesota News Network
Ownership
OwnerRobert J. Ingstad
(I3G Media, LLC)
KBMW-FM
History
First air date
1948
Call sign meaning
KBreckenridge, Minnesota and Wahpeton
Technical information
Facility ID 70500
Class C
Power 1,000 watts
Translator(s) 94.3 MHZ K232FH (Breckenridge)
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website kbmwam.com

KBMW (1450 AM) is a radio station licensed to Breckenridge, Minnesota, serving the Wahpeton-Breckenridge area, owned by Robert Ingstad's I3G Media, LLC. The station airs a mix of Country Music and news, as well local content such as community calendar, funeral notices, and Swap Shop. It carries Minnesota Twins baseball coverage, updates from the American Ag Network, and plays a variety of syndicated programming at night.

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Ownership Info

On March 31, 2003, the station was purchased by W-B Broadcasting for $1.2 million. [1]

On November 30, 2012, Triad Broadcasting signed a Definitive Agreement to sell all 32 of their stations to Larry Wilson's L&L Broadcasting for $21 Million. [2] Upon completion of the sale on May 1, 2013, L&L in turn sold the Fargo stations to Jim Ingstad, who had just sold his competing cluster to Midwest Communications. An LMA (Local Marketing Agreement) was placed so Ingstad could take immediate control of the stations, and the sale became final July 2, 2013. The sale was worth $9.5 million. [3]

Jim Ingstad sold KBMW to daughter Brooke Ingstad's Radio Wahpeton Breckenridge, LLC effective June 1, 2016; the purchase price was $300,000. Brooke Ingstad sold KBMW and sister station KBMW-FM to cousin Robert Ingstad's I3G Media, LLC effective December 31, 2017 for $925,000.

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References

  1. "STriad Broadcasting Expands in North Dakota Adds KBMW-AM and Enters Joint Sales Agreement with KEGK-FM". 2003-03-31.
  2. "Triad Sells To Larry Wilson's L&L". All Access. 2012-12-03.
  3. "Shuffle puts former KFGO owner in charge of longtime competitors". Fargo Forum. 2013-05-02.

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