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KGFW

KGFW is an American radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Kearney, Nebraska, United States, the station serves the Grand Island-Kearney area. The station is owned by Usher Media Group and features programming from Fox News Radio, Compass Media Networks, Premiere Networks and Westwood One. KGFW is a sister station to KQKY and KRNY.

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KGFW
Broadcast area
Grand Island-Kearney
Frequency1340 kHz
Branding1340 KGFW
Programming
FormatNews Talk
AffiliationsFox News Radio
Compass Media Networks
Premiere Networks
Westwood One
Ownership
Owner
  • Usher Media Group
  • (Usher Media, LLC)
KQKY, KRNY, KSYZ. KROR
History
First air date
June 1927
Technical information1
Licensing authority
FCC
9933
ClassC
Power1,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
40°40′5.00″N 99°4′52.00″W / 40.6680556°N 99.0811111°W / 40.6680556; -99.0811111
Translator96.1 K241CN (Kearney)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitekgfw.com

KGFW (1340 AM) is an American radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format.2 Licensed to Kearney, Nebraska, United States, the station serves the Grand Island-Kearney area. The station is owned by Usher Media Group and features programming from Fox News Radio, Compass Media Networks, Premiere Networks and Westwood One.3 KGFW is a sister station to KQKY and KRNY.

History

The station was founded in Ravenna, Nebraska, in June 1927 by Roy McConnell, a former radio technician in the United States Navy.45 The station moved to Kearney in 1931. In 1939, the station was purchased by Lloyd "Skipper" Thomas, a Nebraska native who had managed major radio stations including Pittsburgh's KDKA and Boston's WBZ.

After Thomas' death in 1952, the station was purchased by John Mitchell, a lawyer who had worked as a part-time announcer at the station.6

Mitchell's stations were purchased by Waitt Radio in 2000.7 Waitt Radio merged with NewRadio Group in 2005 to form NRG Media.

On November 26, 2025, Usher Media announced it would acquire NRG Media's Kearney-Grand Island cluster, which includes KGFW, for $3.75 million.8 The sale was consummated on April 8, 2026.

Notable alumni

References

References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for KGFW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "KGFW Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
  4. "New stations: Broadcasting stations, alphabetically, by call signals" (PDF). Radio Service Bulletin (123). Radio Division, United States Department of Commerce: 3. June 30, 1927. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 11, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  5. ""FURNITURE THAT TALKS:" A history of KGFW and early radio in Buffalo County". Buffalo Tales (Buffalo County Historical Society). March–April 1995. Archived from the original on February 25, 2006. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  6. "John Mitchell, Sr. -- Hall of Fame 1996". Nebraska Broadcasters Association. May 30, 2017. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  7. "Waitt Buys Mitchell" (PDF). Mediaweek. March 20, 2000. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  8. Venta, Lance (November 25, 2025). "Usher Media Acquires NRG Media's Central Nebraska Cluster". RadioInsight. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
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