KFGO
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| City | Fargo, North Dakota |
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| Broadcast area | Fargo-Moorhead |
| Branding | The Mighty 790 KFGO |
| Slogan | Live, Local, First |
| Frequency | 790 kHz |
| First air date | September 1948 |
| Format | Commercial; News/Talk |
| Power | 5,000 watts |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 34421 |
| Callsign meaning | K FarGO |
| Affiliations | CBS Radio |
| Owner | Duey E. Wright (Midwest Communications, Inc.) |
| Sister stations | KBVB, KMJO, KRWK, KVOX, KOYY |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kfgo.com |
KFGO (790 AM, "The Mighty 790") is a radio station broadcasting a news and talk radio format serving the Fargo-Moorhead metropolitan area. The station is currently owned by Midwest Communications Inc. All the offices and studios are located at 1020 S. 25th Street in Fargo. It is an affiliate of the CBS Radio Network.
KFGO's listening coverage area includes the eastern half of North Dakota, northwest Minnesota, northeast South Dakota, and southern Manitoba (a Canadian province). The coverage includes the cities of Grand Forks, North Dakota, Bemidji, Minnesota, Winnipeg, Manitoba, and Aberdeen, South Dakota.
Former State Senator Joel Heitkamp hosts News and Views. Jack Sunday and Amy Iler host 'It Takes Two and former sports columnist Mike McFeely hosts The Mike McFeely Show.
The KFGO news department includes four full-time reporter/anchors and two part-time reporters. KFGO also has a weather department staffed by a full-time forecaster and staff meteorologist.
KFGO has won two Peabody Awards, one for their coverage of a blizzard in 1984 and one in 1997 for their coverage of the 1997 Red River Flood.
Coordinates: 46°43′5″N 96°48′5″W / 46.71806°N 96.80139°W
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