KLFD (1410 AM, "The Original") is a

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to serve

Litchfield, Minnesota Litchfield is a city in and the county seat of Meeker County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 6,624 at the 2020 census. History Immigration to the county was slow until the St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Manitoba Railroad, later cal ...

, United States. The station's

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is held by Mid-Minnesota Media, LLC. KLFD broadcasts a "

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featuring an assortment of

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, informational, and

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programming plus a full-service mix of music and information on weekdays. This programming also includes the ''Voice of Tomorrow'' religious broadcast and the '' Imagination Theater'' syndicated radio drama series. Wake up every morning to Q & Steve from 5:30am to 9:00am. at 1:00pm listen to ''Aaron in the Afternoon'' hosted by Aaron Imholte, a talk show featuring news, humor, sports, interviews, and pop culture talk.

History

FCC records indicate the station has been licensed since April 20, 1959. At the time, the station was owned by Meeker County Radio, Inc. Known as KLFD until a 1989 change, after spending just over two years as KQIV, the station returned to the

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KLFD on December 6,

1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...

References

External links

KLFD official website

KLFD Simulcast Station 95.9 FM W240DD
Radio stations in Minnesota Radio stations established in 1959 News and talk radio stations in the United States Meeker County, Minnesota {{Minnesota-radio-station-stub