KQWB-AM
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KQWB is a radio station
located in Fargo, North Dakota
(licensed by the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) to adjacent West Fargo, North Dakota
), owned by Go Radio Broadcasting, a division of Triad Broadcasting
, airing ESPN Radio
along with programming from KSTP-AM (Garage Logic
).
Triad Broadcasting also owns KQWB-FM
98.7 (Active rock
), KVOX
99.9 (Country
), KLTA
105.1 (Hot AC), and KPFX
107.9 (Classic rock
) in the Fargo-Moorhead
area.
format as "Star 1550" (as they were at 1550 on the AM dial at that time.) The station moved to the 1660 frequency in 2000, and became "Star 1660". The easy listening format was switched to a full-time talk
format in 2003 as "Talk Radio 1660", with the lineup made up of mostly syndicated conservative talk programming. The Ed Schultz Show
was added to the lineup in 2006, after being removed from KFGO
.
In 2008, the station returned to an all-sports format, this time affiliating with ESPN Radio, and adopting the name "1660 ESPN". In addition to ESPN programming the station carries the "Sports Talk with Joe (Soucheray) and Pat (Reusse)" and "Garage Logic" programs from its Twin Cities sister-ESPN affiliate KSTP-AM.
Radio station
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located in Fargo, North Dakota
Fargo, North Dakota
Fargo is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Cass County. In 2010, its population was 105,549, and it had an estimated metropolitan population of 208,777...
(licensed by the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
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(FCC) to adjacent West Fargo, North Dakota
West Fargo, North Dakota
As of the census of 2000, there were 14,940 people, 5,771 households, and 4,091 families residing in the city, however the current population of West Fargo is estimated at over 26,000 residents. The population density was 2,049.2 per square mile . There were 5,968 housing units at an average...
), owned by Go Radio Broadcasting, a division of Triad Broadcasting
Triad Broadcasting
Triad Broadcasting Company, LLC is a large owner of radio stations in small and medium markets in the United States with over 40 radio stations. Based in Monterey, California, the company is one of the largest radio station owners after Clear Channel Communications, CBS Radio, Cox Radio, and...
, airing ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio is an American sports radio network. It was launched on January 1, 1992 under the original banner of "SportsRadio ESPN." ESPN Radio is located at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut...
along with programming from KSTP-AM (Garage Logic
Garage Logic
Garage Logic, commonly referred to as simply GL, is the name of a fictional city. It is the creation of Saint Paul Pioneer Press columnist, novelist, and radio talk show host Joe Soucheray, and is the basis for his syndicated broadcast of the same name...
).
Triad Broadcasting also owns KQWB-FM
KQWB-FM
KQWB-FM is an Active rock radio station located in Fargo, North Dakota , owned by Go Radio Broadcasting, a division of Triad Broadcasting.-History:...
98.7 (Active rock
Active rock
Active rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations across the United States and Canada. Active rock plays contemporary rock artists with a mix of songs common in the classic rock radio format.-Format background:...
), KVOX
KVOX-FM
KVOX-FM is a radio station located in Fargo, North Dakota , owned by Go Radio Broadcasting, a division of Triad Broadcasting. The stations airs a country music format, and can also be heard streaming on the internet through its website...
99.9 (Country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
), KLTA
KLTA
KLTA is a radio station based in Fargo, North Dakota, though licensed by the Federal Communications Commission to Breckenridge, Minnesota. It is owned by Go Radio Broadcasting, a division of Triad Broadcasting...
105.1 (Hot AC), and KPFX
KPFX
KPFX is a radio station located in Fargo, North Dakota, owned by Go Radio Broadcasting, a division of Triad Broadcasting...
107.9 (Classic rock
Classic rock
Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...
) in the Fargo-Moorhead
Fargo-Moorhead
Fargo-Moorhead is a common name given to the metropolitan area comprising Fargo, North Dakota, Moorhead, Minnesota, and the surrounding communities. These two cities lie on the North Dakota-Minnesota border, on opposite banks of the Red River of the North...
area.
History
KQWB previously held the call letters KUTT in the 1960s. It later adopted the KQWB call letters, and was a Top 40 station for many years. It then switched to an all-sports format in the early 1990s and changed its call letters to KQFN ("The Fan"). In 1995, the station reverted to the KQWB call letters, airing an easy listeningEasy listening
Easy listening is a broad style of popular music and radio format that emerged in the 1950s, evolving out of big band music, and related to MOR music as played on many AM radio stations. It encompasses the exotica, beautiful music, light music, lounge music, ambient music, and space age pop genres...
format as "Star 1550" (as they were at 1550 on the AM dial at that time.) The station moved to the 1660 frequency in 2000, and became "Star 1660". The easy listening format was switched to a full-time talk
Talk radio
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format in 2003 as "Talk Radio 1660", with the lineup made up of mostly syndicated conservative talk programming. The Ed Schultz Show
The Ed Schultz Show
The Ed Schultz Show is a radio program hosted by Ed Schultz. It was formerly broadcast from KFGO in Fargo, North Dakota. It is heard on a network of over 100 stations , including seven of the 10 largest radio markets...
was added to the lineup in 2006, after being removed from KFGO
KFGO
KFGO is a radio station broadcasting a news and talk radio format serving the Fargo-Moorhead metropolitan area. The station is currently owned by Radio Fargo-Moorhead, Inc. All the offices and studios are located at 1020 S. 25th Street in Fargo...
.
In 2008, the station returned to an all-sports format, this time affiliating with ESPN Radio, and adopting the name "1660 ESPN". In addition to ESPN programming the station carries the "Sports Talk with Joe (Soucheray) and Pat (Reusse)" and "Garage Logic" programs from its Twin Cities sister-ESPN affiliate KSTP-AM.