KFNW (AM)

KFNW
City	West Fargo, North Dakota
Broadcast area	Fargo-Moorhead
Frequency	1200 (kHz) AM
Branding	Faith 1200, Faith Radio
Programming
Format	Christian talk and teaching
Affiliations	Northwestern Media
Ownership
Owner	University of Northwestern - St. Paul
Sister stations	KFNW-FM
History
First air date	October 25, 1955
Former call signs	KVNW (1955, CP)
Call sign meaning	Fargo NorthWestern College or Faith NetWork
Technical information
Facility ID	49792
Class	B
Power	50,000 watts (day); 13,000 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates	46°48′06″N 96°52′59″W / 46.80167°N 96.88306°WCoordinates: 46°48′06″N 96°52′59″W / 46.80167°N 96.88306°W
Translator(s)	102.5 K273DJ (West Fargo)
Links
Website	myfaithradio.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.

Its studios and transmitter array are located on 52nd Avenue South in Fargo.

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.

History[]

KFNW was built by Northwestern and came to air October 25, 1955. ^[1]^: C-149 It broadcast on 900 kHz with daytime-only operation. In 1974, it was allowed to move to 1170 kHz and broadcast full-time; the next year, it applied for its first power increase, to 10,000 watts. In 1982, it was approved to relocate again, to 1200 kHz.

Translators[]

Broadcast translators of KFNW-AM
Call sign	Frequency (MHz)	City of license	ERP (W)	Class	FCC info
K273DJ	102.5	West Fargo, North Dakota	250	D	FCC FM Query

References[]

^ "Radio" (PDF). 1976 Broadcasting Yearbook. 1976. Retrieved August 23, 2019.

External links[]

Faith Radio website
Northwestern Media
KFNW in the FCC AM station database
KFNW on Radio-Locator
KFNW in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

K273DJ in the FCC FM station database
FCC History Cards for KFNW

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[bcyb76-1] "Radio" (PDF). 1976 Broadcasting Yearbook. 1976. Retrieved August 23, 2019.

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