KFGI (101.5 FM; "Skeeter 101.5") is a

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broadcasting a variety hits format. Established in 1990 as KTCF-FM, the station is licensed to

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, United States, and serves the Brainerd and Baxter region of central Minnesota. Its studios are at 212 N 5th Street, in Brainerd. The transmitter site is on County Road 6, between Crosby and

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History

The former "KQ101.5"

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format of the station had initially originated at its then-sister station,

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in Duluth. On September 1, 2011, KFGI began broadcasting the " SAM FM" variety hits format. This marked the fourth format change for KFGI within a span of a decade. It had previously transitioned from

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in 2002, then back to country in 2004 after a change in ownership, and finally to classic rock in 2007. Following the discontinuation of Sam FM, the station switched to

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during the Labor Day weekend of 2015. On September 16, 2016, Red Rock Radio announced that it would sell KFGI to R & J Broadcasting as part of an eight station deal; the sale was completed on December 21, 2016. Following the sale, KFGI became a local station, keeping the variety hits format, but rebranding as "Skeeter 101.5".

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