KNOX (1310 AM, "News Radio 1310 & 107.9 KNOX") is a radio station broadcasting a

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format serving

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. The station is owned by

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. KNOX also rebroadcasts on

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K300BG (107.9 FM) and K277DN (103.3 FM) in Grand Forks. The station broadcasts

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updates. The station broadcasts local high school hockey, football, and basketball games on occasion, and

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basketball,

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hockey, and

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baseball games.

History

KNOX signed on in 1949 with a

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format blending music, news, talk, and radio dramas. It later became a

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station, and changed to a mainly

format in the 1980s. The lineup of local on-air hosts has undergone several changes since then and has included names like Jim Bollman, Scott Hennen, and Jarrod Thomas. News Talk 1310 KNOX's local news team consists of Doug Barrett and Pat Sweeney. On January 11, 2012, KNOX began broadcasting on FM

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K300BG (107.9 FM) in

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. K300BG had been broadcasting KGFK (AM 1590), which moved to 95.7 FM as it has a stronger signal in Grand Forks. In May 2021, second FM translator K277DN (103.3 FM) in Grand Forks signed on for better rural coverage from the

KZLT KZLT-FM (104.3 MHz, "Cities FM") is a radio station broadcasting an adult contemporary format. Licensed to East Grand Forks, Minnesota, it serves the Grand Forks, North Dakota metropolitan area. It first began broadcasting in 1979 under the ...

KZGF KZGF (94.7 FM, "Z94.7") is a radio station broadcasting a Top 40 (CHR) format serving Grand Forks, North Dakota. It first began broadcasting in the 1967 under the call sign KYTN and used the call sign KNOX-FM for several years until 2011. The ...

transmitter tower, including coverage of Crookston, while K300BG continues to cover the immediate Grand Forks– East Grand Forks area. K277DN also has stronger coverage than K300BG in some parts of Grand Forks–East Grand Forks due to less

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interference from full-power

KJKJ KJKJ (107.5 FM broadcasting, FM, "KJ108") is an American commercial active rock radio station serving Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States. It first began broadcasting in 1985. The station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. and the s ...

"KJ108" and

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interference from Fargo's

KPFX KPFX (107.9 FM, "107.9 The Fox") is a classic rock radio station licensed to serve Kindred, North Dakota, serving the Fargo-Moorhead metropolitan area. The radio station is owned by Jim Ingstad's Radio FM Media, and is the flagship radio stati ...

"107.9 The Fox".

Awards

The station was a finalist for the 2008 Crystal Radio Award for Excellence in Community Service awarded by the

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Translators

KNOX broadcasts on the following FM translators:

References

External links

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Leighton BroadcastingFCC History Cards for KNOX
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News and talk radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1949 1949 establishments in North Dakota