KBMW
City of license | Breckenridge, Minnesota |
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Broadcast area | Wahpeton-Breckenridge |
Branding | 1450 KBMW |
Slogan | The Voice of the Valley |
Frequency | 1450 FM (kHz) |
First air date | 1948 |
Format | Commercial; Country |
Power | 1,000 watts |
Class | C |
Callsign meaning | K Breckenridge, Minnesota and Wahpeton |
Affiliations | ABC, MNN |
Owner |
Radio FM Media (Radio Fargo-Moorhead, Inc.) |
Sister stations | KBMW, KLTA, KPFX, KQWB, KQWB-FM, KVOX-FM |
Website | http://www.kbmwam.com |
KBMW (1450 AM) is a radio station licensed to Breckenridge, Minnesota, serving the Wahpeton-Breckenridge area, owned by Jim Ingstad's Radio FM Media. The station airs a mix of Country Music and news, as well local content such as community calendar, funeral notices, and Swap Shop. It carries Minnesota Twins baseball coverage, updates from the American Ag Network, and plays a variety of syndicated programming at night.
Ownership Info
On March 31, 2003, the station was purchased by W-B Broadcasting for $1.2 million. [1]
On November 30, 2012, Triad Broadcasting signed a Definitive Agreement to sell all 32 of their stations to Larry Wilson's L&L Broadcasting for $21 Million.[2] Upon completion of the sale on May 1st, 2013, L&L in turn sold the Fargo stations to Jim Ingstad, who had just sold his competing cluster to Midwest Communications. An LMA (Local Marketing Agreement) was place so Ingstad could take immediate control of the stations, and the sale became final July 2, 2013. The sale was worth $9.5 million. [3]
References
- ↑ "STriad Broadcasting Expands in North Dakota Adds KBMW-AM and Enters Joint Sales Agreement with KEGK-FM". 2003-03-31.
- ↑ "Triad Sells To Larry Wilson's L&L". All Access. 2012-12-03.
- ↑ "Shuffle puts former KFGO owner in charge of longtime competitors". Fargo Forum. 2013-05-02.
External links
- KBMW official website
- Query the FCC's AM station database for KBMW
- Radio-Locator Information on KBMW
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for KBMW
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Coordinates: 46°16′41″N 96°35′19″W / 46.27806°N 96.58861°W