KVOX-FM
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| City | Moorhead, Minnesota |
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| Broadcast area | Fargo-Moorhead |
| Branding | Today's Froggy 99.9 |
| Slogan | "#1 For New Country" |
| Frequency | 99.9 FM (MHz) |
| First air date | 1978 (as KVOX-FM) |
| Format | Commercial; Country |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 116 meters |
| Class | C1 |
| Callsign meaning | F.M. addition to KVOX |
| Owner | Duey Wright (Midwest Communications, Inc.) |
| Sister stations | KFGO, KVOX-AM, KRWK, KOYY, KMJO |
| Webcast | Listen Live! |
| Website | http://www.froggyweb.com/ |
KVOX-FM (99.9 FM, "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.
KVOX-FM went on the air in 1978, branding themselves as "Stereo Country K100". This would remain as their branding until April 1, 1994 when they switched to 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."
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.
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. 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.
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