KFNW (AM)

KFNW
Broadcast areaFargo-Moorhead
Frequency1200 kHz
BrandingFaith 1200, Faith Radio
Programming
FormatChristian talk and teaching
AffiliationsNorthwestern Media's Faith Network
Ownership
Owner
KFNW-FM
History
First air date
October 25, 1955
Former call signs
KVNW (1955, CP)
Call sign meaning
"Fargo Northwestern College"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID49792
ClassB
Power50,000 watts day
13,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
46°48′06″N 96°52′59″W / 46.80167°N 96.88306°W / 46.80167; -96.88306
Translator(s)102.5 K273DJ (West Fargo)
Links
Public license information
Websitemyfaithradio.com

KFNW, known on-air as Faith 1200 KFNW, or by the network name Faith Radio, is a radio station in Fargo, North Dakota (licensed to serve adjacent West Fargo), owned and operated by University of Northwestern - St. Paul and is a non-profit, listener-supported radio station relying on donations from the local community throughout the year. It broadcasts on 1200 AM, covering Fargo-Moorhead and surrounding areas in North Dakota.

KFNW AM moved from their studios, offices and transmitter array on 52nd Avenue South in Fargo to new sites. They moved to their new studios and offices in May 2021 on 53rd Ave South in Fargo to a building that was purchased and remodeled. The transmitter array moved to a new site in Aug 2021 that was purchased and prepared near the towns of Davenport, ND and Kindred, ND.

Programming is nearly 100 percent satellite delivered and produced by Northwestern Media.

The format is mainly Christian talk and teaching, with programs such as Turning Point with David Jeremiah; Focus on the Family; Family Life Today with Dennis Rainey; Insight for Living with Chuck Swindoll; Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram; In Touch with Charles Stanley; and others.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KFNW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.