KVOX-FM (99.9 FM, "Froggy 99.9") is a

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located in

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(licensed by the

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(FCC) to twin city

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), owned by Duey Wright's Midwest Communications, Inc. Its studios are located on South 25th Street in Fargo, while its transmitter is located on U.S. Route 75 just south of Moorhead.

History

This station debuted on November 30, 1966, as KVOX-FM, changing call letters to KIDA on August 16, 1971. KVOX-FM then returned on November 9, 1977, branding themselves as "Stereo Country K100". This would remain as their branding until April 1, 1994, when they officially released "on-air", the "Froggy"

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which is still used to this day. It was at this point the station "frogified" everything as they do today. For example, the studio is called the "Frogpond", the phone line is called the "Frogline", their forecast called the "Frogcast", and until Fall 2009, "frogified" on-air names (such as Pete Moss, Hoppy Gilmore and

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). They have since moved towards regular on-air names. In 2009, Froggy rebranded as "Number One For New Country, Today's Froggy 99.9."

Ownership

In May 1999, Triad Broadcasting reached a deal to acquire this station (along with KQWB 1660 AM (

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98.7 (

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)) from brothers Jim and Tom Ingstad as part of a twelve-station deal valued at a reported $37.8 million. On November 30, 2012, Triad Broadcasting signed a Definitive Agreement to sell all 32 of their stations to Larry Wilson's L&L Broadcasting for $21 Million. Upon completion of the sale on May 1, 2013, L&L in turn sold the Fargo stations to Jim Ingstad, who had just sold his competing cluster to

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. An LMA (Local Marketing Agreement) was placed so Ingstad could take immediate control of the stations, and the sale became final July 2, 2013. The sale was worth $9.5 million. On May 7, 2013, less than a week after the second sale, a new term of Ingstad's original sale to Midwest Communications came to light. It was announced that Ingstad and Midwest would swap country stations. This would send Froggy to Midwest, and competitor

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(“Bob 95”) back into the hands of Ingstad. The swap took place on August 5, 2013. Following the ownership swap, the contracts of morning show hosts Jesse James, Amanda Lea and Pike Taylor were withheld by Radio FM Media under the agreement that they could not be put on KBVB. After a brief hiatus, the trio began hosting the morning show at

(“Big 98.7”).

Former DJs

* Mike Dylan * Jeremiah Bullfrog (Now "Farley" at

) * Hoppy Gilmore * Hopalong Cassidy * Anne Phibian * Pete Moss (Kyle Matthews at

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) * Splash Gordon (Moose Johnson, Now at

) * Wade N. Pool * Anita Fly * Dennis Hopper * Marina Bay * Leah Leaper (Leah Lundberg) * Sally Mander * Holly Hopper (Denise Curtis) * Tad Pole (Paul Bougie, Now at

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) * I. B. Green * Jesse James (Now at

) * Amanda Lea (Now at

) * Pike Taylor (Now At

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) * Alek (Now at

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) * Shawn Reed * Lilly Pad * Joey Shaw (Now at 88.3 WPOZ, Hot 95.9, 103.7 The Rock in Orlando) * Jimmy Hoppa (Now a Technical Director at FOX Sports and CBS Sports) * Ben * Natalie Nash (Now at

) * E (Elliot) * Kendra * Taco * Trace (Now Moose at WFON in Fon du Lac)

References

External links

Froggy 99.9 websiteGo Radio Website
* {{Midwest Communications Country radio stations in the United States Radio stations in Moorhead, Minnesota Radio stations established in 1966 1966 establishments in Minnesota Midwest Communications radio stations