For the airport in North Platte, Nebraska, assigned ICAO code KLBF, see North Platte Regional Airport.

KLBF (89.1 FM, "Faith Radio") is a radio station licensed to serve Lincoln, North Dakota, serving the Bismarck-Mandan area. The station is owned by the University of Northwestern - St Paul. It airs a Christian talk/music format.

History

The station was assigned the KVLQ call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on March 28, 2003, and aired the K-Love network until 2008.[1] From 2008 to November 2010 the station was branded as "God's Country Radio" airing a Christian country and Southern Gospel.[2] After the Educational Media Foundation (EMF) stopped distributing God's Country, KGCD changed its call sign to KLBF and returned to carrying K-Love, even though KBMK (88.3 FM) also carried K-Love programming in Bismarck.[3]

The University of Northwestern - St Paul agreed to acquire KLBF from EMF for $50,000 in April 2017, with the intent of using the station to carry its Faith Radio network.[4] Following a silent period, KLBF began carrying Faith Radio by October 2017.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. ^ "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. ^ "Broadcasting News-November 2010". Upper Midwest Broadcasting. November 5, 2010. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  4. ^ Venta, Lance (April 28, 2017). "Station Sales Week Of 4/28". RadioInsight. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  5. ^ "Broadcasting News-October 2017". Upper Midwest Broadcasting. October 2, 2017. Retrieved January 1, 2024.

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