| KGFW | |
| City: | Kearney, Nebraska, US |
| Area: | Grand Island-Kearney |
| Branding: | 1340 KGFW |
| Frequency: | 1340 kHz |
| Translator: | 96.1 K241CN (Kearney) |
| Airdate: | June 1927 |
| Format: | News Talk |
| Power: | 1,000 watts |
| Class: | C |
| Facility Id: | 9933 |
| Coordinates: | 40.6681°N -99.0811°W |
| Affiliations: | Fox News Radio Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks Westwood One |
| Owner: | NRG Media |
| Licensee: | NRG License Sub, LLC |
| Sister Stations: | KQKY, KRNY |
| Webcast: | Listen Live |
| Website: | kgfw.com |
| Licensing Authority: | FCC |
KGFW (1340 AM) is an American radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format.[1] 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.[2] KGFW is a sister station to KQKY and KRNY.
The station was founded in Ravenna, Nebraska, in June 1927 by Roy McConnell, a former radio technician in the United States Navy.[3] [4] 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.[5]
Mitchell's stations were purchased by Waitt Radio in 2000.[6] Waitt Radio merged with NewRadio Group in 2005 to form NRG Media.