KVFD (AM)
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Broadcast area | |
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| Frequency | 1400 (kHz) |
| Branding | KVFD AM 1400 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Talk |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | December 24, 1939 |
Call sign meaning | "The Voice of Fort Dodge" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 60862 | |
| Class | C |
| Power | 850 watts |
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Public license information | |
| Website | www |
KVFD (1400 AM) is a radio station that broadcasts from Fort Dodge, Iowa. It airs a talk format. A local news and talk program is hosted by Mike Devine.
History
[edit]KVFD first began broadcasting on December 24, 1939, and is recognized as the 16th oldest continuously licensed radio station in Iowa.[2] The station was founded by Edward Breen and Allen R. Loomis under the Northwest Broadcasting Company, and it originally operated with the slogan "The Voice of Fort Dodge."[3]
In 1971, Northwest Broadcasting sold the station to Fort Dodge Broadcasting Inc. for $450,000, which shifted the programming to a middle-of-the-road (MOR) format. Ownership remained stable under the Breen family for decades, during which time the station also launched KVFD-TV (Channel 21), an NBC affiliate that operated until its tower was destroyed by a tornado in 1977.[4]
The station was later acquired by Sorenson Broadcasting in 1988, and by the early 2000s, it became part of the Waitt Radio group.[5] Today, KVFD is owned by Alpha Media (via Alpha 3E Licensee LLC) following its acquisition from Connoisseur Media.[6]
KVFD is not to be confused with KFVD, a Los Angeles area station using a similar call sign from 1925 to 1955.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KVFD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ↑ "kvfd-history-1939-1992-transcript.txt". Fort Dodge Radio. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
- ↑ "Grady Launches New Online Station: Fort Dodge Radio". WebWire. April 8, 2019. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
- ↑ "Papers of Edward J. Breen". University of Iowa Libraries. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
- ↑ "Fort Dodge Radio About Us". Fort Dodge Radio. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
- ↑ "Facility Details: KVFD". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 60862 (KVFD) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KVFD in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
42°28′43.9″N 94°12′10.9″W / 42.478861°N 94.203028°W
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