WMFG-FM

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WMFG-FM
Simulcasting KQDS-FM Duluth
Broadcast area Iron Range
Frequency 106.3 MHz
Branding95 KQDS
Programming
Format Classic rock
Affiliations United Stations Radio Networks
Ownership
Owner
WMFG, WNMT, WTBX, WUSZ
History
First air date
1971 (1971)
Former call signs
WMFG (1987)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 60912
Class C3
ERP 25,000 watts
HAAT 77 meters (253 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
47°24′30.00″N92°57′5.00″W / 47.4083333°N 92.9513889°W / 47.4083333; -92.9513889
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website 95kqds.com

WMFG-FM (106.3 MHz) is a radio station licensed to Hibbing, Minnesota. The station serves the Hibbing area as a simulcast of KQDS-FM, a classic rock station in Duluth. WMFG-FM is owned by Midwest Communications. [2]

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Sister Stations

Midwest also owns six radio stations on the Iron Range: WMFG, WNMT, WTBX and WUSZ. All six stations share the same studio location at 807 W. 37th Street, Hibbing.

History

The station went on the air as WMFG-FM on April 15, 1980. On August 5, 1987, the station changed its call sign to WMFG, [3]

The station previously carried a classic hits format as "106.3 Classic Hits". On January 1, 2017, as the result of an acquisition by owner Midwest Communications, WMFG-FM flipped to classic rock as a simulcast of KQDS-FM. [4]

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References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for WMFG-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "WMFG-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. "WMFG-FM Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. Red Rock Sales Lead to Multiple Flips in Northern Minnesota