KNOX (1310 AM, "News Talk 1310 KNOX") is a radio station broadcasting a news/talk format serving Grand Forks, North Dakota. The station is owned by Leighton Broadcasting. KNOX also rebroadcasts on translator K300BG 107.9 FM in Grand Forks.
The station broadcasts ABC News updates. The station broadcasts local high school hockey, football, and basketball games on occasion, and Minnesota Timberwolves basketball, Minnesota Wild hockey, and Minnesota Twins baseball games.
Video KNOX (AM)
History
KNOX signed on in 1949 with a full service format blending music, news, talk, and radio dramas. It later became a Top 40 station, and changed to a mainly News/Talk format in the 1980s. The lineup of local on-air hosts has undergone several changes since then and has included names like Scott Hennen, Mike McNamara and Jarrod Thomas.
News Talk 1310 KNOX's local news team consists of Doug Barrett and Kevin Dean.
On January 11, 2012, KNOX began broadcasting on FM translator K300BG 107.9 FM in Grand Forks. 107.9 had been broadcasting KGFK AM 1590, which moved to 95.7 FM as it has a stronger signal in Grand Forks.
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Awards
The station was a finalist for the 2008 Crystal Radio Award for Excellence in Community Service awarded by the National Association of Broadcasters.
Translators
KNOX broadcasts on the following FM translator:
References
External links
- Official website
- Leighton Broadcasting
- Query the FCC's AM station database for KNOX
- Radio-Locator Information on KNOX
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for KNOX
- FCC History Cards for KNOX
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