WMFG-FM
Simulcast of KQDS-FM
Broadcast areaIron Range
Frequency106.3 MHz
Programming
FormatClassic rock
Ownership
Owner
WMFG, WNMT, WTBX, WUSZ
History
First air date
1971 (1971)
Former call signs
WMFG (1987)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID60912
ClassC3
ERP25,000 watts
HAAT77 meters (253 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
47°24′30.00″N 92°57′5.00″W / 47.4083333°N 92.9513889°W / 47.4083333; -92.9513889
Links
Public license information

WMFG-FM (106.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to Hibbing, Minnesota. The station serves the Hibbing area as a simulcast of KQDS-FM, a classic rock station in Duluth. WMFG-FM is owned by Midwest Communications.[2]

Sister Stations

Midwest also owns six radio stations on the Iron Range: WMFG, WNMT, WTBX and WUSZ. All six stations share the same studio location at 807 W. 37th Street, Hibbing.

History

The station went on the air as WMFG-FM on April 15, 1980. On August 5, 1987, the station changed its call sign to WMFG,[3]

The station previously carried a classic hits format as "106.3 Classic Hits". On January 1, 2017, as the result of an acquisition by owner Midwest Communications, WMFG-FM flipped to classic rock as a simulcast of KQDS-FM.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WMFG-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "WMFG-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ "WMFG-FM Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ↑ Red Rock Sales Lead to Multiple Flips in Northern Minnesota


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