| City of license | Fargo, North Dakota |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Fargo-Moorhead |
| Branding | Life 97.9 |
| Frequency | 97.9 MHz |
| First air date | 1965 |
| Format | Contemporary Christian |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 305 meters |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 49772 |
| Callsign meaning | Fargo NorthWestern College |
| Owner | Northwestern College |
| Sister stations | KFNL, KFNW |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kfnw.org |
KFNW-FM (97.9 FM) is a contemporary Christian music formatted radio station located in Fargo, North Dakota. Branded Life 97.9, the station is owned and operated by Northwestern College in St. Paul, Minnesota.
KFNW is a non-profit radio station, receiving its funding from listener donations and Northwestern College. The station is also aired on several low-powered broadcast translators outside of its main listening area. The station's programming is also streamed on the Internet.
On June 1, 2007, a fire at the transmitter site used by KFNW-FM, WDAY-FM, and KRWK put all three stations off the air. KFNW-FM later resumed broadcasting from a backup transmitter site at reduced power.
| Call sign | MHz | City of license | Power (W) |
Class |
Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K230AS | 93.9 MHz | Fergus Falls, Minnesota | 250 | D | FCC |
| K230AV | 93.9 MHz | Ortonville, Minnesota | 115 | D | FCC |
| K233BN | 94.5 MHz | Aberdeen, South Dakota | 5 | D | FCC |
| K240CJ | 95.9 MHz | Oakes, North Dakota | 50 | D | FCC |
| K246AM | 97.1 MHz | Jamestown, North Dakota | 170 | D | FCC |
| K248AZ | 97.5 MHz | Devils Lake, North Dakota | 160 | D | FCC |
| K255BP | 98.9 MHz | Milbank, South Dakota | 160 | D | FCC |
| K257DW | 99.3 MHz | Lisbon, North Dakota | 130 | D | FCC |
| K269FI | 101.7 MHz | Cavalier, North Dakota | 225 | D | FCC |
| K290BI | 105.9 MHz | Wahpeton, North Dakota | 10 | D | FCC |
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