WMFG-FM

WMFG-FM (106.3 MHz) is a radio station licensed to Hibbing, Minnesota. The station serves the Hibbing area as a simulcast of KQDS-FM, a classic rock station in Duluth. WMFG-FM is owned by Midwest Communications.[2]

Main article: KQDS-FM
WMFG-FM
Simulcasting KQDS-FM Duluth
Broadcast areaIron Range
Frequency106.3 MHz
Branding95 KQDS
Programming
FormatClassic rock
AffiliationsUnited Stations Radio Networks
Ownership
Owner
WMFG, WNMT, WTBX, WUSZ
History
First air date
1971 (1971)
Former call signs
WMFG (1987)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID60912
ClassC3
ERP25,000 watts
HAAT77 meters (253 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
47°24′30.00″N 92°57′5.00″W
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Website95kqds.com

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 April 15, 1980. On August 5, 1987, the station changed its call sign to WMFG,[3]

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-FM flipped to classic rock as a simulcast of KQDS-FM.[4]

References
  1. "Facility Technical Data for WMFG-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "WMFG-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. "WMFG-FM Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. Red Rock Sales Lead to Multiple Flips in Northern Minnesota
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