KFOR (AM)

KFOR (1240 kHz) is an AM radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Lincoln, Nebraska, United States, the station serves the Lincoln area. The station is currently owned by Alpha Media, through licensee Digity 3E License, LLC, and features programming from ABC News Radio, Bloomberg Radio, Compass Media Networks, Premiere Networks, and Westwood One.[1] KFOR's studios are located on Cornhusker Highway in Northeast Lincoln, while its transmitter array (including the FM translator K268DF's transmitter) is located on Vine Street east of downtown Lincoln.

For the television station in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, see KFOR-TV.
KFOR
Broadcast areaLincoln area
Frequency1240 kHz
BrandingKFOR FM 101.5 & 1240 AM
Programming
FormatNews/talk/Full service
AffiliationsABC News Radio
Bloomberg Radio
Compass Media Networks
Premiere Networks
Westwood One
Ownership
Owner
KFRX, KIBZ, KLMS, KTGL, KZKX
History
First air date
March 1924
Technical information
Facility ID34436
ClassC
Power1,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
40°49′12″N 96°39′29″W
Translator(s)101.5 K268DF (Lincoln)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitekfornow.com

History
Former KFOR logo used when it was simulcasting on K277CA (103.3 FM)

KFOR was originally located in David City, Nebraska, where it first went on the air in March 1924 as the fourth radio station in Nebraska.[2] New owners moved the station to Lincoln in 1927. From May 1953 to March 1954, the station's owners operated a television station, KFOR-TV.

The radio ministry Back to the Bible originated on KFOR in 1939.[3]

On February 15, 2023, at midnight, KFOR began simulcasting on sister station KLMS (who dropped their long-running sports talk format), and began simulcasting on K268DF (101.5 FM), which relayed KLMS. The next day, KFOR's former translator, K277CA, began relaying KLMS, who flipped to an adult hits format as "Mix 103.3".[4]

On-air personalities
  • Cathy Blythe, Problems and Solutions
  • Carol Turner, morning show co-host
  • Chris Schmidt, morning show co-host (2021 Nebraska Sportscaster of The Year)
  • Bill Hooks, The Morning Hookup co-host
  • Will Wilson, The Morning Hookup co-host
  • Connor Clarke, afternoon news anchor/reporter
  • Jeff Motz, morning show sports anchor/midday news anchor/sports director (2020 Nebraska Sportscaster of The Year)

Notable alumni
  • Scott Young, former morning show co-host (1982–2001)
  • Ward Jacobson, former sports reporter and morning show co-host (1985–2006)
  • Dick Perry, longtime sportscaster and voice of Nebraska Football
  • Bill Wood, Dick Perry's co-host on “The Musical Clock” for more than 15 years
  • Tim Moreland, former sports director and play-by-play voice of Nebraska football
  • Wade Hilligoss, afternoon sports anchor
  • Dave Hilligoss, former on-air personality (1984-2016) and former morning show co-host (2012-2016)

References
  1. "KFOR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "KFOR, 'Voice of Lincoln,' on Air for 50 Years". The Lincoln Star. March 10, 1974. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  3. "Celebrating 75 Years". Back to the Bible. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  4. Alpha Preps Lincoln Signal Shuffle Radioinsight - February 15, 2023
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