KFMG-LP

KFMG-LP (98.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to Des Moines, Iowa. The station is owned by the Des Moines Community Radio Foundation.[1] The noncommercial low-power station currently airs a primarily wide-ranging adult album alternative format with a strong local community focus.

KFMG-LP
CityDes Moines, Iowa
Broadcast areaDes Moines, Iowa
Frequency98.9 MHz
First air dateFebruary 26, 2007
Formatadult album alternative
ERP95 watts
HAAT27 meters (89 ft)
ClassL1
Facility ID134908
Transmitter coordinates41°35′04″N 93°37′46″W
Call sign meaningreference to the former KFMG-FM
Former frequencies99.1 MHz (2007–2015)
OwnerThe Des Moines Community Radio Foundation
WebcastListen Live
Websitekfmg.org

The KFMG call sign has been used on two other stations. From 1964 to 1975, the KFMG call sign was allocated to 94.9 FM, and the station at one time aired a free-form rock format programmed by Ron Sorenson. Sorenson later owned the 103.3 FM frequency, which had the KFMG call sign and a similar format from 1992 until 1996, when Sorenson sold it to Saga Communications and the format was flipped to active rock.[2] Sorenson is general manager of KFMG-LP.

KFMG-LP signed on the air on February 26, 2007.[3] The station went off the air on January 15, 2010, with the board of previous licensee Employee & Family Resources (Hoyt Sherman Place Foundation) citing financial reasons.[4] In March, the group donated the station to the Des Moines Community Radio Foundation, which consists partly of station staffers. The group returned the station to the air on June 14.[5]

References
  1. "KFMG-LP Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
  2. "desmoinesbroadcasting.com". Retrieved 2011-11-03.
  3. "Northpine.com archives February 2007". Retrieved 2011-11-03.
  4. "Northpine.com archives January 2010". Retrieved 2011-11-03.
  5. ""Munson: Low-power station's Ron Sorenson thrilled to be back on air" Des Moines Register, June 16, 2010". Retrieved 2011-11-03.


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