KZGF (94.7
FM, "Z94.7") is a
radio station
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broadcasting a
Top 40 (CHR) format serving
Grand Forks, North Dakota
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. It first began broadcasting in the 1967 under the
call sign
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KYTN and used the call sign KNOX-FM for several years until 2011. The station is currently owned by
Leighton Broadcasting, and competes with
iHeartMedia's 92.9
KKXL-FM
KKXL-FM (92.9 MHz) is a contemporary hit radio station serving the Grand Forks, North Dakota area. It first began broadcasting in the 1970s as KKDQ. The station is owned by iHeartMedia (formerly Clear Channel Communications until September ...
"XL93". The on-air schedule and personalities almost mirror Leighton sister station
KCLD-FM, including the ''Playhouse Mornings'' with Kat and JJ Holiday, Alayna Jaye on mid-days, Derek Lee on afternoons and the live syndicated ''Liveline'' with Mason Kelter at night.
History
94.7 first signed on in 1967 as KYTN, and aired a
beautiful music format as ''"Kitten 95"''. The station later tweaked to
adult contemporary
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as ''"Lite Rock 95"'' in 1980, which lasted until May 1984 when it flipped to a
CHR/
Top 40
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format as ''"Y95"'', competing with
KKXL-FM
KKXL-FM (92.9 MHz) is a contemporary hit radio station serving the Grand Forks, North Dakota area. It first began broadcasting in the 1970s as KKDQ. The station is owned by iHeartMedia (formerly Clear Channel Communications until September ...
/92.9 "XL93".
''"Y-95"'' later flipped to
album oriented rock
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US radi ...
(the predecessor to the
classic rock
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format)
as ''"Power 95"'' with the KNOX-FM call sign in 1988. KNOX-FM later became ''"Laser 95"'', until flipping to
oldies
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Since 2 ...
in 1990 as ''"Kool 94.7"''. The station later flipped to a satellite fed
classic country format as ''"Real Country 94.7"'' in 1995, when
KSNR
KSNR (100.3 FM, "100.3 Cat Country") is a commercial radio station serving the Grand Forks, North Dakota area broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Fisher, Minnesota, KSNR first began broadcasting in 1976 under the call sign KOSN ...
adopted the ''"Kool 100.3"'' moniker to its
oldies
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Since 2 ...
format. In 2002, it switched to a locally originated
classic country as ''"The Rooster 94.7"''.
On September 27, 2007, the station returned to rock with the "Power" moniker as ''"Power 94.7"'' with a
classic rock
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format, to compete with
Clear Channel's classic rock
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KQHT
KQHT (96.1 FM, "96.1 The Fox") is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format serving Grand Forks, North Dakota, that is licensed to Crookston, Minnesota. It began broadcasting in 1985. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. K ...
"96.1 The Fox" and
heritage
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active rock
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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 ...
/107.5 "KJ108". The previous
classic country format as "The Rooster" was moved to
KCNN/1590.
In December 2009, the station rebranded itself as ''"94.7 Rocks"'' and added
1990s rock to its
classic rock
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format. On August 23, 2010, the station began
stunting as ''"94.7 Santa FM"'' under a purely
Christmas Music
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format. On August 25, 2010, the station flipped to ''"Z94.7"'' under a
CHR/
Top 40
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format and changed the call sign to KZGF in February 2011. The station began with a
Rhythmic CHR/Top 40 lean, but shifted towards a
Mainstream CHR/Top 40 format in October 2011. ''"Z94.7"'' competes with
Clear Channel's heritage
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CHR/Top 40 KKXL-FM
KKXL-FM (92.9 MHz) is a contemporary hit radio station serving the Grand Forks, North Dakota area. It first began broadcasting in the 1970s as KKDQ. The station is owned by iHeartMedia (formerly Clear Channel Communications until September ...
/92.9 ''"XL93"''.
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External links
Z94.7 websiteLeighton Broadcasting
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ZGF
Contemporary hit radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1967
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