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All it took was one big deal to send the dial spinning.
Since James Ingstad finalized the sale in January 2007 that gave the long-time radio executive ownership of the station cluster he had previously sold to Clear Channel in 2000, seven of the market�s stations have altered formats.
To help readers and listeners track those changes-and any in the future-The Forum has assembled a listing of all the local stations that shows their formats, owners and any recent changes.
| FM Radio | |||||
| Call Letters | Nickname | Frequency | Format | Owner | Recent Activity |
| KFBN-FM | Heaven 88.7 | 88.7 | Christian worship | Fargo Baptist Church | |
| KCCD-FM | 90.3 | News | Minnesota Public Radio | ||
| KCCM-FM | 91.1 | News/classical | Minnesota Public Radio | ||
| KDSU-FM | 91.9 | Roots rock and jazz | Prairie Public | Switched from classical in 2006 | |
| KFNL-FM | 92.7 | Contemporary Christian music | Northwestern College | Switched from country to CCM after it was sold to the college as part of the Clear Channel sell-off to James Ingstad in January 2007 | |
| WDAY-FM | Y94 | 93.7 | Top 40 | James Ingstad | |
| KBVB-FM | Bob 95 | 95.1 | Country | James Ingstad | Switched to a country format from adult contemporary in March 2007 |
| KFNW-FM | Life 97.9 | 97.9 | Contemporary Christian music | Northwestern College | |
| KQWB-FM | Q98 | 98.7 | Active rock | Go Radio | |
| KVOX-FM | Froggy | 99.9 | Country | Go Radio | |
| KKLQ-FM | K Love | 100.7 | Contemporary Christian music | Educational Media Foundation | Switched from '80s rock to smooth jazz in Feb. 2003 and then to CCM in Nov. 2003 |
| KRWK-FM | Rock 102 | 101.9 | Mainstream rock | James Ingstad | Switched from classic rock to the broader "mainstream" rock in Feb. 2007 |
| KMXW-FM | Mojo 104.7 | 104.7 | Classic hits | James Ingstad | Began in Oct. 2002 as modern rock station KDAM, switched to country in Dec. 2005, changed call letters and to an adult contemporary format in March 2007. In Nov. 2007 changed formats to "classic hits" and name to Mojo. |
| KLTA-FM | 105.1 | Adult contemporary | Go Radio | ||
| KNDS-FM | Thunder Radio/Radio Free Fargo | 105.9 | Free-form | Alliance for the Arts and Humanities | |
| KEGK-FM | Eagle 106.9 | 106.9 | Oldies | Go Radio | |
| KPFX-FM | The Fox | 107.9 | Classic rock | Go Radio | |
| AM Radio | |||||
| Call Letters | Nickname | Frequency | Format | Owner | Recent Activity |
| KVOX-AM | The Fan | 740 | Sports | James Ingstad | Newly launched sports station began broadcasting sports Aug. 14, 2007. Switched call letters from KKAG on Sept. 14, 2007. |
| KFGO-AM | The Mighty 790 | 790 | Talk | James Ingstad | |
| WDAY-AM | 970 | Talk | Forum Communications | ||
| KFNW-AM | 1200 | Christian talk | Northwestern College | ||
| KVXR-AM | 1280 | Catholic | Voice of Reason Radio | Formerly KVOX-AM, sold by Ingstad on Aug. 3, 2007 | |
| KQWB-AM | ESPN 1660 | 1660 | Sports | Go Radio | Switched from talk to sports in April 2007 |