WMFG-FM

WMFG-FM
City Hibbing, Minnesota
Broadcast area Iron Range
Branding 95 KQDS
Slogan The Northlands' #1 Radio Station
Frequency 106.3 MHz
First air date 1971
Format Classic rock (KQDS-FM simulcast)
ERP 25,000 watts
HAAT 77 meters
Class C3
Facility ID 60912
Transmitter coordinates 47°24′30.00″N 92°57′5.00″W / 47.4083333°N 92.9513889°W / 47.4083333; -92.9513889
Former callsigns WMFG (1987)
Owner Duey E. Wright
(Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Sister stations WMFG, WNMT, WTBX, WUSZ
Webcast Listen Live
Website 95kqds.com

WMFG-FM (106.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to Hibbing, Minnesota. The station serves the Hibbing area. The station is currently owned by Midwest Communications.[1]

Sister Stations

Midwest also owns six radio stations on the Iron Range: WMFG, WNMT, WTBX and WUSZ. 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 call sign to WMFG,[2]

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.[3]

References

  1. "WMFG-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "WMFG Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. Red Rock Sales Lead to Multiple Flips in Northern Minnesota
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