KOFO

KOFO
City of license Ottawa, Kansas
Branding 1220 Country
Slogan Country Favorites
Frequency 1220 kHz
First air date September 24, 1949
Format Country
Power 250 watts
Class D[1]
Facility ID 6648[1]
Transmitter coordinates 38°35′04″N 95°1′57″W / 38.58444°N 95.03250°WCoordinates: 38°35′04″N 95°1′57″W / 38.58444°N 95.03250°W
Former callsigns KFRG
Affiliations ABC News Radio
Owner Brady Communications
(Brandy Communications, Inc.)
Website KOFO.com

KOFO (1220 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Country music format.[2] Licensed to Ottawa, Kansas, USA. The station is currently owned by Brandy Communications.[3]

History

1949-1986 - KOFO (Country/Farm)

This station has been around a long time. KOFO signed on September 24, 1949. For a while, it simulcasted on 95.7 MHz.[4]

1986-1987 - KFRG (Country/Farm)

The FCC lists KFRG as the call letters from June 1986 to mid-1987. The station called themselves the "Frog".[4]

1987-present - KOFO (Country/Farm)

KOFO currently airs most of their country music from the Jones Radio Network. At only 250 watts daytime, this station generally serves Franklin and Osage Counties in Kansas, but can be heard elsewhere. KOFO airs high school and Ottawa University sports, and maintains a local news presence. In 2011, KOFO began simulcasting on KMXN-HD2. The simulcast ended in 2013.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 FCC Info for KOFO
  2. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Summer 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
  3. ↑ "KOFO Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 KOFO History

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