KGFW (1340
AM) is an American
radio station
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broadcasting a
News Talk Information
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format. Licensed to
Kearney, Nebraska
Kearney is the county seat of Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States.
The population was 30,787 in the 2010 census. It is home to the University of Nebraska at Kearney. The westward push of the railroad as the Civil War ended gave new birt ...
, United States, the station serves the Grand Island-Kearney area. The station is owned by
NRG Media
NRG Media is a media company headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and was founded in 2005.
History
NRG Media was founded on March 1, 2005, as a result of a merger of NewRadio Group and the radio assets of Waitt Media. At its inception it was th ...
and features programming from
Fox News Radio
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History
In 2003, ...
,
Compass Media Networks
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It is owned by former Westwood One CEO and former COO of Connoisseur Media, Peter Kosann. The company focuses on radio and offers representation and ma ...
,
Premiere Networks
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and
Westwood One
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. KGFW is a sister station to
KQKY
KQKY (105.9 FM broadcasting, FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Contemporary hit radio, Top 40 (CHR) format. Licensed to Kearney, Nebraska, United States, the station serves the Grand Island-Kearney area. The station is currently owned by NRG ...
and
KRNY
KRNY (102.3 FM) is a country music station in Kearney, Nebraska. The NRG Media
NRG Media is a media company headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and was founded in 2005.
History
NRG Media was founded on March 1, 2005, as a result of a mer ...
.
History
The station was founded in
Ravenna, Nebraska
Ravenna is a city in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Kearney, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,441 at the 2020 census.
History
Ravenna was founded in 1886 when the Burlington Railroad was ...
, in June 1927 by Roy McConnell, a former radio technician in the
United States Navy
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.
The station moved to Kearney in 1931. In 1939, the station was purchased by Lloyd "Skipper" Thomas, a Nebraska native who had managed major radio stations including Pittsburgh's
KDKA and Boston's
WBZ.
After Thomas' death in 1952, the station was purchased by John Mitchell, a lawyer who had worked as a part-time announcer at the station.
Mitchell's stations were purchased by Waitt Radio in 2000.
Waitt Radio merged with NewRadio Group in 2005 to form NRG Media.
Notable alumni
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Floyd Kalber
Floyd Kalber (December 23, 1924 – May 13, 2004) was an American television journalist and anchorman, nicknamed "The Big Tuna."
Life and career
Born in Omaha, Nebraska, he spent two years in the army during World War II and began his television ...
, broadcaster for
NBC
*
Charlie Tuna
Arthur W. Ferguson (April 18, 1944 – February 19, 2016), known professionally as Charlie Tuna, was a radio personality and television host based in Los Angeles, California.
Career
Radio
At age 16, Tuna began working at his hometown's radio s ...
, prominent Los Angeles-based DJ
References
External links
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Early history of KGFW
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NRG Media radio stations
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