KFOW (1170 AM) is a

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and serving South Central Minnesota. The station is owned by the

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and broadcasts a

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. The

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s and offices are on Cedardale Drive in

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. By day, KFOW is powered at 2,500

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s non-directional. Because

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is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A KTSB in

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, and WWVA in

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, KFOW must reduce power at night to only five watts to avoid interference. During

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, the station is powered at 1,000 watts. Programming is also heard on 250 watt

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K292GU at 106.3

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Programming

KFOW largely broadcasts

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shows. Weekdays begin with

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, followed by

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, " Our American Stories with Lee Habeeb" and "

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." Local news and agriculture reports are featured during the day with local high school sports on some evenings. On weekends, the schedule features shows on money, health, real estate, home repair, the military, guns, barbecuing, wine, farming, the outdoors, pets, travel and

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shows, as well as repeats of weekday shows and

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racing. Most hours begin with national news from

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History

On , the station

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the air as KOWO. Originally it was a

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, powered at 1,000 watts and required to go off the air at night. In later years, it increased its power and added limited nighttime service. On October 7, 2020, KFOW dropped its

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format and began stunting with " Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" by

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, a common practice on stations owned by Linder when switching formats. On October 12, KFOW debuted a new

format. As part of the flip, the station affiliated with

References

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