KFGE (98.1
FM) is a
radio station
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broadcasting a
country music
Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, o ...
format licensed to
Milford, Nebraska
Milford is a city in Seward County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Lincoln, Nebraska Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,090 at the 2010 census.
History
Milford was platted in 1866. It took its name from a mill at a f ...
, United States. The station serves the Lincoln area. Studios are located at Broadcast House at 44th Street and
East O Street in Lincoln, while its transmitter is located near
Utica. It is one of several stations across the United States that uses the "
Froggy" branding.
The current 98.1 station dates to July 15, 1996. Froggy had been started at 105.3 MHz (now
KLNC
KLNC (105.3 FM, "The Bone") is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format. Licensed to Lincoln, Nebraska, United States, the station serves the Lincoln area. Studios are located at Broadcast House at 44th Street and East O Street in Li ...
) on February 3, 1992.
Since August 2007, the station has been owned by
NRG Media
NRG Media is a media company headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and was founded in 2005.
History
NRG Media was founded on March 1, 2005, as a result of a merger of NewRadio Group and the radio assets of Waitt Media. At its inception it was th ...
. In August 2007,
Triad Broadcasting
Triad Broadcasting Company, LLC was an owner of radio stations in small and medium markets in the United States. It is based in Monterey, California.
At the end of November 2012, Triad announced the sale of its 32 radio stations in 5 markets to L ...
sold the station, along with its sister stations in the Lincoln market, to NRG.
References
External links
FGE
NRG Media radio stations
Country radio stations in the United States
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