KVOX-FM

KVOX-FM
Moorhead, Minnesota;
Broadcast area	Fargo-Moorhead
Frequency	99.9 MHz
Branding	Froggy 99.9
Programming
Format	Country
Affiliations	Compass Media Networks
Ownership
Owner	Duey Wright; (Midwest Communications, Inc.);
Sister stations	KFGO, KFGO-FM, KNFL, KOYY, KRWK
History
First air date	November 30, 1966 (as KVOX-FM)
Former call signs	KIDA (1971–1977)
Call sign meaning	FM addition to KVOX
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	35864
Class	C1
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	116 meters
Transmitter coordinates	46°52′11″N 96°49′59″W / 46.869646°N 96.833042°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	froggyweb.com

KVOX-FM (99.9 MHz, "Froggy 99.9") is a country radio station located in Fargo, North Dakota (licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to twin city Moorhead, Minnesota), owned by Duey Wright's Midwest Communications, Inc.

Its studios are located on South 25th Street in Fargo, while its transmitter is located on U.S. Route 75 just south of Moorhead.

History

This station debuted on November 30, 1966, as KVOX-FM, changing call letters to KIDA on August 16, 1971.^[1]

KVOX-FM then returned on November 9, 1977, branding themselves as "Stereo Country K100". This would remain as their branding until April 1, 1994, when they officially released "on-air", the "Froggy" Moniker which is still used to this day. It was at this point the station "frogified" everything as they do today. For example, the studio is called the "Frogpond", the phone line is called the "Frogline", their forecast called the "Frogcast", and until Fall 2009, "frogified" on-air names (such as Pete Moss, Hoppy Gilmore and Jeremiah Bullfrog). They have since moved towards regular on-air names.

In 2009, Froggy rebranded as "Number One For New Country, Today's Froggy 99.9."

Ownership

In May 1999, Triad Broadcasting reached a deal to acquire this station (along with KQWB 1660 AM (Sports), KQWB-FM 98.7 (Active rock), KLTA 105.1 (Hot AC), and KPFX 107.9 (Classic rock)) from brothers Jim and Tom Ingstad as part of a twelve-station deal valued at a reported $37.8 million.^[3]

On November 30, 2012, Triad Broadcasting signed a Definitive Agreement to sell all 32 of their stations to Larry Wilson's L&L Broadcasting for $21 Million.^[4] Upon completion of the sale on May 1, 2013, L&L in turn sold the Fargo stations to Jim Ingstad, who had just sold his competing cluster to Midwest Communications. An LMA (Local Marketing Agreement) was placed so Ingstad could take immediate control of the stations, and the sale became final July 2, 2013. The sale was worth $9.5 million.^[5]

On May 7, 2013, less than a week after the second sale, a new term of Ingstad's original sale to Midwest Communications came to light. It was announced that Ingstad and Midwest would swap country stations. This would send Froggy to Midwest, and competitor KBVB (“Bob 95”) back into the hands of Ingstad. The swap took place on August 5, 2013.^[6] Following the ownership swap, the contracts of morning show hosts Jesse James, Amanda Lea and Pike Taylor were withheld by Radio FM Media under the agreement that they could not be put on KBVB. After a brief hiatus, the trio began hosting the morning show at KLTA (“Big 98.7”).

Former DJs

Mike Dylan
Jeremiah Bullfrog (Now "Farley" at KBVB)
Hoppy Gilmore
Hopalong Cassidy
Anne Phibian
Pete Moss (Kyle Matthews at K233CY)
Splash Gordon (Moose Johnson, Now at KPFX)
Wade N. Pool
Anita Fly
Dennis Hopper
Marina Bay
Leah Leaper (Leah Lundberg)
Sally Mander
Holly Hopper (Denise Curtis)
Tad Pole (Paul Bougie, Now at WDAY (AM))
I. B. Green
Jesse James (Now at KUBL)
Amanda Lea (Now at KLTA)
Pike Taylor (Now At KTLA)
Alek (Now at KAJA-FM)
Shawn Reed
Lilly Pad
Joey Shaw (Now at 88.3 WPOZ, Hot 95.9, 103.7 The Rock in Orlando)
Jimmy Hoppa (Now a Technical Director at FOX Sports and CBS Sports)
Ben
Natalie Nash (Now at KBVB)
E (Elliot)
Kendra
Taco
Jamie Mac
Trace (Now Moose at WFON in Fon du Lac)
Paige Turner
Ryan Kelly (Now at KELO-FM)

References

^ ^a ^b "History Cards for KVOX-FM". Federal Communications Commission. (Guide to reading History Cards)
^ "Facility Technical Data for KVOX-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ Holmes, Alisa (1999-05-24). "Changing Hands". Broadcasting & Cable. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19.
^ "Triad Sells To Larry Wilson's L&L". All Access. 2012-12-03.
^ "Shuffle puts former KFGO owner in charge of longtime competitors". Fargo Forum. 2013-05-02.
^ Venta, Lance (June 4, 2013). "Another Twist To Fargo Sales; Owners Swap Country Outlets". RadioInsight. Retrieved April 1, 2020.

External links

Froggy 99.9 website
Go Radio Website
Facility details for Facility ID 35864 (KVOX-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
KVOX-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

[hc-1] "History Cards for KVOX-FM". Federal Communications Commission. (Guide to reading History Cards)

[2] "Facility Technical Data for KVOX-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[3] Holmes, Alisa (1999-05-24). "Changing Hands". Broadcasting & Cable. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19.

[4] "Triad Sells To Larry Wilson's L&L". All Access. 2012-12-03.

[5] "Shuffle puts former KFGO owner in charge of longtime competitors". Fargo Forum. 2013-05-02.

[6] Venta, Lance (June 4, 2013). "Another Twist To Fargo Sales; Owners Swap Country Outlets". RadioInsight. Retrieved April 1, 2020.

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