WMFG-FM (106.3 FM) is a

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licensed to

Hibbing, Minnesota Hibbing is a city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 16,214 at the 2020 census. The city was built on mining the rich iron ore of the Mesabi Iron Range and still relies on that industrial activity today. At th ...

. The station serves the Hibbing area. The station is currently owned by

Midwest Communications Midwest Communications is a Wausau, Wisconsin-based radio broadcasting company. It owns 82 radio stations located primarily within the Midwest United States, in Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee, Illinois and ...

Sister Stations

Midwest also owns six radio stations on the

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: WMFG,

WNMT WNMT is a talk radio station in Hibbing, Minnesota that broadcasts over the preassigned frequency of 650 AM. Currently WNMT is owned by Midwest Communications. Midwest also owns five radio stations on the Iron Range; WMFG, WMFG-FM, WNMT, WTBX ...

WTBX WTBX (93.9 FM) is a U.S. radio station in Hibbing, Minnesota, serving the Iron Range region. The station is owned by Midwest Communications and airs a hybrid format of hot adult contemporary and modern adult contemporary. In 2008, the station ...

and

WUSZ WUSZ "Radio USA" (99.9 FM broadcasting, FM) is a U.S. radio station in Hibbing, Minnesota, serving the Iron Range region. The station airs country music, and is owned by Midwest Communications. Sister Stations Midwest also owns Seven radio statio ...

. 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 1980-04-15. On 1987-08-05, the station changed its

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to WMFG, 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 flipped to classic rock as a simulcast of

KQDS-FM KQDS-FM (94.9 FM, "95 KQDS") is a classic rock music formatted radio station located in Duluth, Minnesota. Established in 1976 as KAOH-FM, the station is owned by Midwest Communications, and follows a format similar to that of the well-known K ...

.Red Rock Sales Lead to Multiple Flips in Northern Minnesota
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* Classic rock radio stations in the United States Radio stations in Minnesota Radio stations established in 1971 1971 establishments in Minnesota Midwest Communications radio stations {{Minnesota-radio-station-stub