KOFI
KOFI (1180 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Kalispell, Montana. The station is owned by KOFI, Inc. It airs an Oldies music and News/Talk radio format.[1] The station first signed on in 1955. It was assigned these call letters by the Federal Communications Commission.[2]
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| City | Kalispell, Montana |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Kalispell-Flathead Valley area |
| Frequency | 1180 kHz |
| Branding | 1180 Newstalk Oldies |
| Programming | |
| Format | Oldies/News/Talk radio |
| Affiliations | ABC Radio, CNN Radio, Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | KOFI, Inc. |
| Sister stations | KZMN |
| History | |
| First air date | 1955 |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 35368 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 50,000 watts (day) 10,000 watts (night) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 48°11′52″N 114°15′03″W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www.kofiradio.com |
Their studios are downtown Kalispell at 317 1st Ave. E. with sister station KZMN. The transmitter site is in Evergreen, on Steel Bridge Road. KOFI must power down to 10,000 watts at night to protect Class A clear-channel WHAM in Rochester, New York. Nonetheless, its signal has been received over most of the western United States at night, as far south as Salt Lake City[3] and as far west as Snohomish, Washington.
George Ostrom was a mainstay at the station from 1956 to 2008; he recently came out of retirement to work at KGEZ.
Since 2017, KOFI's AM broadcasts are simulcast on 104.3 FM, as noted on the station's website.
References
- "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- SLC DX Report
External links
- KOFI in the FCC's AM station database
- KOFI on Radio-Locator
- KOFI in Nielsen Audio's AM station database