KGFK (AM)
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| City | East Grand Forks, Minnesota |
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| Broadcast area | Grand Forks, North Dakota |
| Branding | 95.7 The Forks |
| Slogan | We Play What You Want! |
| Frequency | 1590 AM (kHz) |
| Translator(s) | 95.7 K239BG (Grand Forks) |
| First air date | 1959 (as KRAD) |
| Format | Commercial; Adult Hits |
| Power | 5,000 watts (day) 1,000 watts (night) |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 33000 |
| Callsign meaning |
Grand ForKs (KGFK is also the ICAO code for the Grand Forks Int'l Airport) |
| Former callsigns | KRAD (1959-1981) KRRK (1981-1986) KCNN (1986-2011) |
| Owner | Leighton Broadcasting |
| Sister stations | KNOX, KYCK, KZGF, KZLT-FM |
| Webcast | Listen Live! |
| Website | 957theforks.com |
KGFK (1590 AM, "95.7 The Forks") is a radio station broadcasting an adult hits format. Licensed to East Grand Forks, Minnesota, it serves the Grand Forks, North Dakota metropolitan area. The station also broadcasts on translator K239BG 95.7 FM in Grand Forks. It first began broadcasting in 1959 under the call sign KRAD and used the call sign KCNN for several years. The station is currently owned by Leighton Broadcasting.
KGFK previously aired a news/talk format, and starting focusing on nationally syndicated talk shows after being bought by Leighton Broadcasting in 2003 to differentiate with co-owned KNOX.
On September 27, 2007, KCNN continued KNOX-FM's classic country as "The Rooster", as KNOX-FM flipped to classic rock. Because of popularity, Rush Limbaugh was still syndicated on weekdays at normal time.
On August 14, 2009, KCNN flipped to a sports format featuring programming from Fox Sports Radio, and competed with FAN Network affiliate KKXL-AM.
On November 5, 2010 KCNN changed their format to mainstream rock, branded as "Rock 107.9" (frequency in branding is for FM translator K300BG 107.9 FM Grand Forks, ND), primarily competing with active rock formatted KJKJ "KJ108" just down the dial at 107.5 FM. K300BG signed on the air just days before the format flip. Before K300BG's sign on, Fargo-based classic rock station KPFX "107.9 The Fox" could sometimes be heard in Grand Forks. On February 21, 2011 KCNN changed their call letters to KGFK.
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