KLBF

For the airport in North Platte, Nebraska, assigned ICAO code KLBF, see North Platte Regional Airport.

KLBF (89.1 FM, "Faith Radio") is a radio station licensed to serve Lincoln, North Dakota, serving the Bismarck-Mandan area. The station is owned by the University of Northwestern - St Paul. It airs a Christian talk/music format.

KLBF

Lincoln, North Dakota
Broadcast area	Bismarck-Mandan
Frequency	89.1 MHz
Branding	Faith Radio
Programming
Format	Christian talk and teaching
Network	Faith Radio
Ownership
Owner	Northwestern Media (University of Northwestern - St Paul)
History
First air date	2006 (2006)
Former call signs	KVLQ (2003–2008) KGCD (2008–2010)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	91457
Class	C3
ERP	2,300 watts
HAAT	213 meters
Transmitter coordinates	46°35′24″N 100°47′47″W
Translator(s)	88.3 K202EN (Fairmont, MN) 88.3 MHz K202EO (Hibbing, MN) 89.5 K208EX (Brandon, SD) 89.9 K206DI (Mankato, MN) 91.9 MHz K220BI (Grand Marais)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	myfaithradio.com

History

The station was assigned the KVLQ call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on March 28, 2003, and aired the K-Love network until 2008.^[2] From 2008 to November 2010 the station was branded as "God's Country Radio" airing a Christian country and Southern Gospel.^[3] After the Educational Media Foundation (EMF) stopped distributing God's Country, KGCD changed its call sign to KLBF and returned to carrying K-Love, even though KBMK (88.3 FM) also carried K-Love programming in Bismarck.^[4]

The University of Northwestern - St Paul agreed to acquire KLBF from EMF for $50,000 in April 2017, with the intent of using the station to carry its Faith Radio network.^[5] Following a silent period, KLBF began carrying Faith Radio by October 2017.^[6]