KFNK

Last updated
KFNK
Frequency 89.5 MHz
Programming
Format Defunct (formerly Southern Gospel)
Ownership
Owner Minnesota Christian Broadcasting, Inc.
KCFB, KTIG, WZFJ
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 177030
Class A
ERP 100 watts
HAAT 16 meters (52 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
44°31′38″N94°52′35″W / 44.52722°N 94.87639°W / 44.52722; -94.87639
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website thegospelstation.com

KFNK (89.5 FM) was a radio station licensed to Franklin, Minnesota, US. The station was owned by Minnesota Christian Broadcasting, Inc. [2]

Contents

KFNK broadcast a traditional Christian teaching and preaching format to the Franklin, Minnesota area.

Minnesota Christian Broadcasting, Inc. acquired KFNK/89.5 from South Central Oklahoma Christian Broadcasting for $21,000, effective June 3, 2020.

KFNK and other stations owned by South Central Oklahoma Christian Broadcasting went silent earlier in 2020, saying they could not receive enough donations to stay on the air. The station was licensed for 100 watts, the minimum for a full-power station, serving a small area east of Redwood Falls, Minnesota.

MCBI owns KCFB/91.5 (St. Cloud, Minnesota), KTIG/102.7 (Pequot Lakes-Brainerd, Minnesota), WZFJ/104.3 (Breezy Point-Brainerd, Minnesota) and K240BI/95.9 (Park Rapids, Minnesota). KCFB, KTIG, and K240BI simulcast a traditional Christian teaching and preaching format as “The Word” while WZFJ carries Contemporary Christian as “The Pulse.” [3]

History

This station was assigned call sign KFNK on November 19, 2012. [4]

KFNK's owners surrendered the station's license to the Federal Communications Commission for cancellation on December 15, 2020.

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References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for KFNK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "KFNK Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. "Christian Broadcaster Expands to Southern Minnesota". Upper Midwest Broadcasting at NorthPine.com. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  4. "KFNK Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.