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KEGK (106.9) is an oldies station serving the Fargo-Moorhead area, licensed to Wahpeton, North Dakota, and primarily plays rock and pop music from the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. The station is operated by SMAHH Communications through a joint sales agreement.
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KGWB 107.1 FM signed on as a 3,000 watt Class A radio station serving Wahpeton, North Dakota with a CHR/AC format. It continued in this format until the late 1990's, when the format was changed to oldies. In 2003, Triad Broadcasting signed a local marketing agreement with Guderian Broadcasting to operate KGWB. The station moved to studios in Fargo, and its frequency was moved to 106.9. The power was upgraded to 41,000 watts to bring a signal to Fargo-Moorhead, and the call sign was changed to KEGK with the "Eagle 106.9" moniker. In 2007, KEGK began to include music from the 1980s along with the 1960s and 1970s. The station began airing Christmas music on November 9, 2007 along with KMXW, Who has soon after, stopped playing Christmas music and switched to a format that directly competes with "The Eagle".
On March 18, 2008, the FCC ordered Triad to terminate its JSA to operate KEGK within 90 days. The order was a result of a 2004 rule change that counts JSA's towards ownership cap limits. The FCC had previously granted Triad a waiver to continue the JSA because Clear Channel was grandfathered at one extra station when the 2004 rule change occurred. However, that situation ended when Clear Channel sold its Fargo group and one station was divested, leading the FCC to decide that Triad's waiver was no longer needed.
On April 17, 2008, it was announced that Scott Hennen's SMAHH Communications of Fargo bought KEGK. It has become the sister station of 50,000 watt AM 1100 WZFG, set to debut in summer 2008. Both will be located at the new SMAHH headquarters, at 64 Broadway in downtown Fargo. On Monday, May 5, Hennen's former WDAY colleague Paul Bougie (who Hennen hired when he left the station) began as host of morning show on 106.9 (with returning morning show co-host Shelley Knight). Knight's former co-host, Jim Daniels is now at KLTA
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