KMFY

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Radio station in Grand Rapids, Minnesota

Grand Rapids, Minnesota

Broadcast areaItasca County, Iron RangeFrequency96.9 MHzBranding96.9 KMFYProgrammingFormatHot ACAffiliationsABC News Radio
Minnesota News Network
Minnesota Vikings
Westwood OneOwnershipOwner

Steve Hallstrom and Scott Hennen
(Rapids Radio LLC)

Sister stations

KOZY, KBAJHistory

First air date

December 5, 1975 (as KXGR at 96.7)

Former call signs

KXGR (1975–1981)
KNNS (1981–1989)
KFMY-FM (December 4–21, 1989)
KMFY-FM (December 21, 1989–February 28, 1990)

Former frequencies

96.7 MHz (1975–1981)

Call sign meaning

Comfy CozyTechnical informationFacility ID34972ClassC1ERP100,000 wattsHAAT152.4 meters (500 ft)LinksWebcastListen LiveWebsitekmfyradio.com

KMFY (96.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to Grand Rapids, Minnesota. KMFY covers the counties of Itasca, Aitkin, Cass and western St. Louis, and broadcasts a Hot AC music format with a mix of local weather, sports, local news, and community events.

History

The station has been an adult contemporary music station ever since its start as KXGR. The station itself was later sold to Bill and Carla Kirwin in 1989 by Mike and Mary Ives. It was briefly renamed KFMY-FM but became KMFY-FM within a few weeks in December 1989. In 2001, the station was sold to Mike and Cindy Iaizzo who renamed it Itasca Broadcasting. In 2012, KMFY-FM was sold to Jim and Colleen Lamke, who renamed it Lamke Broadcasting. Effective November 1, 2021, Lamke Broadcasting announced it had sold KMFY including its sister stations KBAJ and KOZY including FM translator K226CV 93.1 to Steve Hallstrom and Scott Hennen, through their licensee Rapids Radio LLC. KMFY is a sister station to KOZY and KBAJ.

Sometime in 2023, KMFY removed all music from 1980’s, a majority of 1990’s, and 2000’s music from its main playlist, making it lean more towards a Hot AC station. KMFY plays 80’s music on Friday nights with the syndicated Backtrax USA 80’s Edition. KMFY is affiliated with ABC News, Local Radio Networks, Minnesota News Network, Weatherology Weather Center, Vikings Radio Network, and Westwood One.

External links

Official website
KMFY in the FCC FM station database
KMFY in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

Radio stations in the Iron Range of Minnesota

This region includes the cities: Ely

650
1240
1320
1340
1450

By FM frequency

88.7
88.9
89.3
89.7
90.1
90.9
91.7
92.5
93.9
94.5
96.1
96.9
97.9
99.1
99.9
102.9
105.5
106.3
106.7

Translators	88.1 88.3 90.5 92.1 95.1 95.3 K237CE W237AO 98.3 98.7 101.3 101.7 103.9 104.1 105.5 107.3

By call sign

Nearby regions – U.S.: Bemidji; Brainerd; Duluth–Superior; International Falls

Canada: Rainy River; Thunder Bay

See also: List of radio stations in Minnesota

v t e Adult Contemporary radio stations in the state of Minnesota
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See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Minnesota

Adult Contemporary radio stations in the state of Minnesota

Stations

See also: adult contemporary; classic hits; college; country; news/talk; NPR; oldies; religious; rock; sports; top 40; urban; other radio stations in Minnesota