KGFW (1340 AM) is an American radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Kearney, Nebraska, United States, the station serves the Grand Island-Kearney area. The station is owned by NRG Media and features programming from Fox News Radio, Compass Media Networks, Premiere Networks and Westwood One. KGFW is a sister station to KQKY and KRNY.

History

The station was founded in Ravenna, Nebraska, in June 1927 by Roy McConnell, a former radio technician in the United States Navy. The station moved to Kearney in 1931. In 1939, the station was purchased by Lloyd "Skipper" Thomas, a Nebraska native who had managed major radio stations including Pittsburgh's KDKA and Boston's WBZ. After Thomas' death in 1952, the station was purchased by John Mitchell, a lawyer who had worked as a part-time announcer at the station. Mitchell's stations were purchased by Waitt Radio in 2000. Waitt Radio merged with NewRadio Group in 2005 to form NRG Media.

Notable alumni