KVFD first began broadcasting on December 24, 1939, and is recognized as the 16th oldest continuously licensed radio station in Iowa.[2] The station was founded by Edward Breen and Allen R. Loomis under the Northwest Broadcasting Company, and it originally operated with the slogan "The Voice of Fort Dodge."[3]
In 1971, Northwest Broadcasting sold the station to Fort Dodge Broadcasting Inc. for $450,000, which shifted the programming to a middle-of-the-road (MOR) format. Ownership remained stable under the Breen family for decades, during which time the station also launched KVFD-TV (Channel 21), an NBC affiliate that operated until its tower was destroyed by a tornado in 1977.[4]
The station was later acquired by Sorenson Broadcasting in 1988, and by the early 2000s, it became part of the Waitt Radio group.[5] Today, KVFD is owned by Alpha Media (via Alpha 3E Licensee LLC) following its acquisition from Connoisseur Media.[6]
KVFD is not to be confused with KFVD, a Los Angeles area station using a similar call sign from 1925 to 1955.
