WMFG-FM is a radio station

Radio station

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  broadcasting a Classic Hits

Classic hits

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 format. Licensed to Hibbing, Minnesota

Hibbing, Minnesota

Hibbing is a city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 16,361 at the 2010 census. The city was built on the rich iron ore of the Mesabi Iron Range. At the edge of town is the largest open-pit iron mine in the world. U.S...

, USA, the station serves the Hibbing area. The station is currently owned by Midwest Communications

Midwest Communications

Midwest Communications, Inc. consists of Midwest Communications, Inc. and WRIG, Inc., which collectively own forty-six radio stations. The Company got its start in Wausau, Wisconsin, with WRIG, Inc. and the acquisition by the D.E. Wright family of a 1400 kHz, 250 watt AM facility from the...

, and features programing from Classic Hits Radio  .

Midwest also owns six radio stations on the Iron Range

Iron Range

The Iron Range is a region that makes up the northeastern section of Minnesota in the United States. "The Range", as it is known by locals, is a region with multiple distinct bands of iron ore...

: KMFG

KMFG

KMFG is a radio station broadcasting a Classic rock format. Licensed to Nashwauk, Minnesota, USA, the station serves the Iron Range area. The station is currently owned by Midwest Communications, and features programing from ABC Radio and Jones Radio Network.Midwest also owns five other radio...

, WMFG

WMFG (AM)

WMFG is a radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards format. Licensed to Hibbing, Minnesota, USA, the station serves the Iron Range area. The station is currently owned by Midwest Communications and features programing from Westwood One and Dial Global.Midwest also owns six radio stations on...

, WNMT

WNMT

WNMT is a talk radio station in Hibbing, Minnesota that broadcasts over the preassigned frequency of 650 AM. Currently WNMT is owned by Midwest Communications. Midwest also owns six radio stations on the Iron Range; KMFG, WMFG, WMFG-FM, WNMT, WTBX, WUSZ. All six stations share the same studio...

, WTBX and WUSZ

WUSZ

WUSZ "Radio USA" is a U.S. radio station in Hibbing, Minnesota, serving the Iron Range region. The station airs Country Music, and is owned by Midwest Communications....

. All six stations share the same studio location at 807 W. 37th Street, Hibbing.

History

The station went on the air as WMFG-FM on 1980-04-15. on 1987-08-05, the station changed its call sign to WMFG,

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