KFGO (AM)

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KFGO

Fargo, North Dakota
Broadcast area	Fargo-Moorhead
Frequency	790 kHz
Branding	The Mighty 790, 94.1, & 104.7 KFGO
Programming
Format	News/talk
Network	CBS News Radio
Affiliations	NBC News Radio Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks Westwood One Minnesota Twins Minnesota Vikings Minnesota Wild North Dakota Fighting Hawks
Ownership
Owner	Duey E. Wright (Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Sister stations	KBVB, KFGO-FM, KRWK, KNFL, KOYY
History
First air date	September 1948; 76 years ago (1948-09)
Former call signs	KXGO (1958–1966)
Call sign meaning	Fargo
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	34421
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	46°43′5″N 96°48′5″W / 46.71806°N 96.80139°W / 46.71806; -96.80139
Translator(s)	94.1 K231CV (Fargo)
Repeater(s)	104.7 KFGO-FM (Hope)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	kfgo.com

KFGO (790 kHz) is an AM radio station in the United States. Licensed to Fargo, North Dakota, KFGO broadcasts a news and talk radio format serving the Fargo-Moorhead metropolitan area, branded "The Mighty 790, 94.1, and 104.7". The station is currently owned by Midwest Communications Inc. All the offices and studios are located at 1020 S. 25th Street in Fargo, while its transmitter array is located north of Oxbow. It is an affiliate of the CBS Radio Network. KFGO is simulcast on KFGO-FM (104.7 FM)^[2] and translator K231CV (94.1 FM).

Due to its transmitter power and North Dakota's flat land (with near-perfect ground conductivity), KFGO's provides at least secondary coverage to most of eastern half of North Dakota, northwest Minnesota, northeast South Dakota, and southern Manitoba (a Canadian province). Its coverage area includes Grand Forks, North Dakota, Bemidji, Minnesota, Winnipeg, Manitoba, and Aberdeen, South Dakota.