WMFG is a radio station

Radio station

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  broadcasting a Adult Standards

Adult standards

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 format. Licensed to Hibbing, Minnesota

Hibbing, Minnesota

Hibbing is a city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 16,361 at the 2010 census. The city was built on the rich iron ore of the Mesabi Iron Range. At the edge of town is the largest open-pit iron mine in the world. U.S...

, USA, the station serves the Iron Range area. The station is currently owned by Midwest Communications

Midwest Communications

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 and features programing from Westwood One

Westwood One

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 and Dial Global

Dial Global

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Midwest also owns six radio stations on the Iron Range

Iron Range

The Iron Range is a region that makes up the northeastern section of Minnesota in the United States. "The Range", as it is known by locals, is a region with multiple distinct bands of iron ore...

; KMFG

KMFG

KMFG is a radio station broadcasting a Classic rock format. Licensed to Nashwauk, Minnesota, USA, the station serves the Iron Range area. The station is currently owned by Midwest Communications, and features programing from ABC Radio and Jones Radio Network.Midwest also owns five other radio...

, WMFG, WMFG-FM

WMFG-FM

WMFG-FM is a radio station broadcasting a Classic Hits format. Licensed to Hibbing, Minnesota, USA, the station serves the Hibbing area. The station is currently owned by Midwest Communications, and features programing from Classic Hits Radio ....

, WNMT

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 six radio stations on the Iron Range; KMFG, WMFG, WMFG-FM, WNMT, WTBX, WUSZ. All six stations share the same studio...

, WTBX, WUSZ

WUSZ

WUSZ "Radio USA" 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....

. All six stations share the same studio location at 807 W. 37th Street, Hibbing.

History

WMFG signed on the air on October 12, 1935 with studios in the Androy Hotel in downtown Hibbing, Minnesota. The station became affiliated with CBS in September, 1937. As a CBS affiliate it carried the famous October 30, 1938 War of the Worlds broadcast. In June, 1942, WMFG dropped CBS and joined the NBC Radio Network. It remained with NBC until the early 1960s. By 1962 it was an independent station. WMFG was one of the original affiliates of the Minnesota Twins Radio Network in 1961. The station joined ABC Radio in 1968 and remained with ABC until the mid 1980s. The station was sold in 1983 and FCC Rules in effect at the time required the call letters be changed. The station was assigned the call letters WGGR on 1983-11-01. On 1987-08-05, the station changed its call sign back to the original WMFG.