KFNL

Infobox Radio Station
name = KFNL


city = Kindred, ND
area = Fargo-Moorhead
branding = Legacy 92.7
slogan =
airdate = 1984
frequency = 92.7 (MHz)
format = contemporary Christian music
erp = 25,000 watts
haat = 100 m
class = C3
callsign_meaning = Fargo Northwestern College Legacy
owner = Northwestern College
webcast =
sister_stations = KFNL, KFNW, KFNW-FM
website = http://www.kfnw.org/

KFNL ("Legacy 92.7") is a radio stations based in Fargo, North Dakota (licensed to Kindred, North Dakota) owned by Northwestern College. The station airs an adult contemporary Christian music format, focusing on traditional praise and worship music.

Northwestern College also owns Christian radio stations KFNW AM and KFNW-FM.

History

The station began life in 1984 as KDDR-FM on 92.3 FM in Oakes, North Dakota. In 1992, the station later moved to 92.7 FM, and changed its city of license to Kindred, North Dakota to serve the nearby Fargo-Moorhead area, and changed the call sign to KSSZ to reflect its flip to a contemporary hit radio format as "92.7 Kiss FM". KSSZ flipped to a contemporary Christian music format as "The Point", and changed its call sign to KPHT in 1995.

The station became KULW with an oldies format as "Kool 92.7" in 1999, and sold to Clear Channel Communications in 2000. In 2001, it changed to "B93" with a country music format, with the call sign KFAB-FM. B93 tweaked towards a classic country format along with changing its name to "Outlaw Country" in 2003. KFAB-FM became Fargo's Adult Hits outlet (also known as "Jack") with the "My FM" moniker. The format only lasted five months from May to October in 2005 before reverting back to their previous format as "Outlaw Country".

KFAB-FM's owner at the time, Clear Channel Communications, sold its Fargo stations to James Ingstad's "Radio Fargo-Moorhead, Inc." on January 19, 2007. KFAB-FM was transferred to Northwestern College, for WDAY-FM's use of KFNW-FM's tower and the FCC ownership limit of the Fargo market was 6 stations, though Clear Channel grandfathered KDAM, the 7th station.

KFAB-FM signed off the air on January 19, 2007 transitioning ownership from Clear Channel Communications (now "Radio Fargo-Moorhead, Inc.") to Northwestern College, and signed on as KFNL "Legacy 92.7" with an adult standards format on February 5, 2007. Since then it has switched to an adult contemporary Christian format concentrating on praise and worship music.

External links

* [http://kfnw.nwc.edu/ KFNW website]
*FMQ|KFNL