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KVOX (AM)
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KVOX is a radio station
broadcasting a sports radio
format. The station serves the Fargo-Moorhead
metropolitan area. It first began broadcasting in 2006 as KKAG with test tones
and classic country
music. The station is currently owned by Radio Fargo-Moorhead, Inc.
All the offices and studios are located at 1020 S. 25th Street in Fargo
.
. The station became fully licensed by the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) on May 28, 2007 originally owned by Jeffrey Dress of Kennewick, Washington
, and had been on the air since with a classic country
format. KVOX-AM has the fifth largest daytime coverage area in the United States
http://www.in-forum.com/articles/index.cfm?id=168467.
Although the radio industry already had speculated so, KKAG was originally planned to be operated by the late Robert Ingstad, but the project was put on the back burner when Robert Ingstad's brother, James Ingstad
, purchased the Clear Channel
radio station group of Fargo in January 2007.
On Monday, June 11, 2007, it was announced that Radio Fargo-Moorhead, owned by James Ingstad, planned to buy KKAG from Jeffrey Dress, and that it would broadcast the The Fan Radio Network
. KVOX on 1280 AM (now KVXR
), former home of The Fan, is now a Catholic
radio station owned by Real Presence radio. The official sale to Ingstad was approved on August 3, 2007. KKAG began simulcasting KVOX on August 14, 2007. On September 14, 2007, KKAG changed its call letters to KVOX, and the former KVOX (1280 AM) switched to KVXR
.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
broadcasting a sports radio
Sports radio
Sports radio is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcasting of sporting events. A popular format with an almost exclusively male demographic in most areas, sports radio is characterized by an often-boisterous on-air style and extensive debate and analysis by both hosts and...
format. The station serves the Fargo-Moorhead
Fargo-Moorhead
Fargo-Moorhead is a common name given to the metropolitan area comprising Fargo, North Dakota, Moorhead, Minnesota, and the surrounding communities. These two cities lie on the North Dakota-Minnesota border, on opposite banks of the Red River of the North...
metropolitan area. It first began broadcasting in 2006 as KKAG with test tones
Stunting (broadcasting)
In radio broadcasting, stunting occurs when a station abruptly airs programming that is seemingly uncharacteristic compared to what they normally play...
and classic country
Classic country
Classic country is a music radio format that specializes in playing mainstream country hits from past decades.This genre generally follows one of two formats: those specializing in hits from the 1920s through the early 1970s, and focus primarily on innovators and artists from country music's Golden...
music. The station is currently owned by Radio Fargo-Moorhead, Inc.
Radio Fargo-Moorhead, Inc.
Radio Fargo-Moorhead is a local broadcasting company, located in Fargo, North Dakota. It was formed in September 2006, when Fargo resident James Ingstad bought six radio stations from Clear Channel Communications. That group sale was approved by the FCC on January 19, 2007.Radio Fargo-Moorhead...
All the offices and studios are located at 1020 S. 25th Street in Fargo
Fargo, North Dakota
Fargo is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Cass County. In 2010, its population was 105,549, and it had an estimated metropolitan population of 208,777...
.
History
First known as KKAG, 740 AM signed on testing its signal on November 13, 2006 with open carriers and test tonesStunting (broadcasting)
In radio broadcasting, stunting occurs when a station abruptly airs programming that is seemingly uncharacteristic compared to what they normally play...
. The station became fully licensed by the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
(FCC) on May 28, 2007 originally owned by Jeffrey Dress of Kennewick, Washington
Kennewick, Washington
Kennewick is a city in Benton County in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Washington, near the Hanford nuclear site. It is the most populous of the three cities collectively referred to as the Tri-Cities...
, and had been on the air since with a classic country
Classic country
Classic country is a music radio format that specializes in playing mainstream country hits from past decades.This genre generally follows one of two formats: those specializing in hits from the 1920s through the early 1970s, and focus primarily on innovators and artists from country music's Golden...
format. KVOX-AM has the fifth largest daytime coverage area in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
http://www.in-forum.com/articles/index.cfm?id=168467.
Although the radio industry already had speculated so, KKAG was originally planned to be operated by the late Robert Ingstad, but the project was put on the back burner when Robert Ingstad's brother, James Ingstad
James Ingstad
James Ingstad is a Fargo, North Dakota resident who owns Radio Fargo-Moorhead, Inc., consisting of KFGO, KMJO, KBVB, KRWK, KVOX, and WDAY-FM, which were formerly owned by Clear Channel Communications...
, purchased the Clear Channel
Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...
radio station group of Fargo in January 2007.
On Monday, June 11, 2007, it was announced that Radio Fargo-Moorhead, owned by James Ingstad, planned to buy KKAG from Jeffrey Dress, and that it would broadcast the The Fan Radio Network
KFAN (AM)
* See also KFXN-FMKTCN —branded News/Talk 1130—is a commercial radio station licensed to Minneapolis, Minnesota, broadcasting a conservative news/talk format. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications, and serves the Twin Cities market. KTCN's main studios are in St...
. KVOX on 1280 AM (now KVXR
KVXR
KVXR is a radio station located in Moorhead, MN airing Catholic programming from EWTN, and is owned by Real Presence Radio. The station is a simulcast of KWTL in Grand Forks, North Dakota.-History:...
), former home of The Fan, is now a Catholic
Catholicism
Catholicism is a broad term for the body of the Catholic faith, its theologies and doctrines, its liturgical, ethical, spiritual, and behavioral characteristics, as well as a religious people as a whole....
radio station owned by Real Presence radio. The official sale to Ingstad was approved on August 3, 2007. KKAG began simulcasting KVOX on August 14, 2007. On September 14, 2007, KKAG changed its call letters to KVOX, and the former KVOX (1280 AM) switched to KVXR
KVXR
KVXR is a radio station located in Moorhead, MN airing Catholic programming from EWTN, and is owned by Real Presence Radio. The station is a simulcast of KWTL in Grand Forks, North Dakota.-History:...
.