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 Leighton Broadcasting. KNOX also rebroadcasts on

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K300BG 107.9 FM and K277DN 103.3 FM in

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. 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

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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

. 107.9 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

signed on for better rural coverage from the KZLT/ KZGF transmitter tower, including coverage of Crookston, while K300BG 107.9 FM continues to cover the immediate

–

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area. K277DN 103.3 FM also has stronger coverage than K300BG 107.9 FM in some parts of

–

due to less

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interference from full-power KJKJ/107.5 "KJ108" and

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interference from

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's KPFX "107.9 The Fox". The current local lineup which has been fairly consistent since March 2014 from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm includes "Denny and Gina in the Morning" from 6a – 9a, "The Jarrod Thomas Show" from 9a – Noon, "The Ryan Cunningham Show" from Noon – 3p, and "The Schmidt Show" from 3p – 6p.

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