KBRF

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 information format[1] featuring programming from CNN Radio, Premiere Radio Networks and Westwood One.[2]

KBRF
Broadcast areaFergus Falls-Detroit Lakes
Frequency1250 kHz
BrandingAM 1250 News Talk
Programming
FormatNews Talk Information
AffiliationsCNN Radio, Premiere Radio Networks, 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
Facility ID21400
ClassB
Power5,000 watts day
2,200 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
46°16′22″N 96°2′41″W
Links
WebsiteKBRF website

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.[3] The call letters were changed to KOTE in 1959, and became KBRF in 1967.

Expanded Band assignment

On March 17, 1997 the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that eighty-eight stations had been given permission to move to newly available "Expanded Band" transmitting frequencies, ranging from 1610 to 1700 kHz, with KBRF authorized to move from 1250 to 1680 kHz.[4] However, the station never procured the Construction Permit needed to implement the authorization, so the expanded band station was never built.

References
  1. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2009.
  2. "KBRF Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 26, 2009.
  3. "New Stations", Radio Service Bulletin, October 30, 1926, page 3.
  4. "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.


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