KBRF

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KBRF
Broadcast areaFergus Falls-Detroit Lakes
Frequency 1250 kHz
BrandingAM 1250 News Talk
Programming
Format News/talk
Affiliations NBC News Radio
Fox Sports Radio
Compass Media Networks
Premiere Networks
Townhall News
Westwood One
Ownership
Owner
KJJK, KJJK-FM, KPRW, KZCR
History
First air date
October 20, 1926
Former call signs
KGDE (1926–1959)
KOTE (1959–1967)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 21400
Class B
Power 5,000 watts day
2,200 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
 46°16′24.2″N96°2′44.7″W / 46.273389°N 96.045750°W / 46.273389; -96.045750
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website KBRF website

KBRF (1250 AM, "Good Neighbor Radio") is a radio station licensed to Fergus Falls, Minnesota, United States and serving the Fergus Falls-Detroit Lakes area. It broadcasts a news/talk format [2] featuring programming from NBC News Radio, Fox Sports Radio, Compass Media Networks, Premiere Networks, Townhall News, and Westwood One. [3]

Contents

The station is currently owned by Leighton Broadcasting, through licensee Leighton Radio Holdings, Inc. Studios and offices are west of downtown Fergus Falls at 728 Western Avenue North, near I94. The transmitter site is east of town, on Highway 210.

History

KBRF's first license was granted on October 20, 1926 as KGDE, licensed to the Jaren Drug Company in Barrett, Minnesota. The original call letters were randomly assigned from an alphabetic list of available call signs. [4] The call letters were changed to KOTE in 1959, and became KBRF in 1967. [5]

Expanded Band assignment

On March 17, 1997, the Federal Communications Commission announced that KBRF was authorized to move from its original frequency of 1250 kHz to the expanded band frequency of 1680 kHz, [6] one of 88 stations given expanded band assignments. However, the station never procured the Construction Permit needed to implement the authorization, so the expanded band station was never built. [7]

Later history

Leighton Broadcasting acquired KBRF in 2015, as part of the Lakes Radio purchase, expanding their market presence. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KBRF". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2009.
  3. ↑ "KBRF Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 26, 2009.
  4. ↑ "New Stations", Radio Service Bulletin, October 30, 1926, page 3.
  5. ↑ "KBRF/KJJK/KRCQ History". Minnesota Broadcasting. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Broadcast History: When AM Stations Moved to the Expanded Band". NorthPine. November 1, 2025. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
  7. ↑ "FCC Public Notice: Mass Media Bureau Announces Revised AM Expanded Band Allotment Plan and Filing Window for Eligible Stations" (FCC DA 97-537), March 17, 1997.
  8. ↑ "Leighton Changes Name from Broadcasting to Media". Fergus Now. January 3, 2024. Retrieved December 2, 2025.


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