City | Fargo, North Dakota |
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Broadcast area | Fargo-Moorhead |
Branding | Life 97.9 |
Frequency | 97.9 MHz |
First air date | 1965 |
Format | Contemporary Christian |
ERP | 100,000 watts |
HAAT | 305 meters |
Class | C |
Facility ID | 49772 |
Transmitter coordinates | 47°0′36″N 97°11′42″W / 47.01000°N 97.19500°WCoordinates: 47°0′36″N 97°11′42″W / 47.01000°N 97.19500°W |
Callsign meaning | Fargo NorthWestern College |
Owner | Northwestern College |
Sister stations | Faith Radio |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | life979.com |
KFNW-FM (97.9 FM) is a contemporary Christian music formatted radio station located in Fargo, North Dakota. Branded Life 97.9, the station is owned and operated by Northwestern College in St. Paul, Minnesota.
KFNW is a non-profit radio station, receiving its funding from listener donations and Northwestern College. The station is also aired on several low-powered broadcast translators outside of its main listening area. The station's programming is also streamed on the Internet.
On June 1, 2007, a fire in the antenna system used by KFNW-FM, WDAY-FM, and KRWK put all three stations off the air. KFNW-FM later resumed broadcasting from a backup transmitter site at reduced power.