KLFD AM 1410

What KLFD AM 1410 does

KLFD AM 1410 is a privately-held local radio station headquartered at 234 N Sibley Ave in Litchfield, Minnesota, broadcasting on AM 1410 and FM 95.9 frequencies. Founded in 1990 by owner-operator Steve Gretsch — who has 35+ years of radio industry experience and personally handles daily news, weather, and live event broadcasts — the station serves Meeker County and surrounding Mid-Minnesota communities including Litchfield, Hutchinson, Eden Valley-Watkins, St. Cloud, and Dassel-Cokato. The product surface consists of local news coverage (city and county board meetings), local high school sports (ACGC Falcons, Dassel-Cokato Chargers, Eden Valley-Watkins Eagles, Litchfield Dragons), Minnesota professional team coverage (Twins, Vikings, Timberwolves, Wild, Lynx, United, Gophers), weather forecasts, obituaries, and entertainment features such as "This Day in Music" and the "Newsmaker Program."

KLFD's technical footprint is conventional AM/FM terrestrial broadcasting paired with a WordPress-based content website (klfdradio.com) that mirrors and archives on-air content. Listener engagement is driven through a suite of recurring contest programs — Power Quiz Show (weekday mornings at 7:35 am), Student of the Week, Birthday & Anniversary Club, Business of the Day, and Rescue Squad Calendars — each anchored by named local-business sponsors.

The business model is exclusively local advertising and sponsorship revenue. Sponsorship relationships span a long tail of SMB advertisers in Litchfield and Meeker County, including Family Fare, Anderson Chemical, Parts City Auto Parts, Crow River Tire & Brakes, Davis Motors, Miller Automotive, Litchfield Liquors, Mid Country Bank, Edina Realty, and others participating in the Business of the Day program. The station operates without institutional ownership, app distribution, or disclosed programmatic ad inventory; revenue figures are not publicly disclosed.

Name

KLFD AM 1410

Legal name

KLFD Radio

Website

https://klfdradio.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

KLFD AM 1410 is a privately-held local radio station in Litchfield, Minnesota, broadcasting local news, sports, weather, and community content on AM 1410 and FM 95.9 across Meeker County and Mid-Minnesota.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Radio Broadcasting

NAICS

Radio Broadcasting Stations (51611), Radio Broadcasting Stations (516110)

SIC

Radio Broadcasting Stations (4832)

akta.pro primary industry

Local News & Weather Stations (MPABACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Local Sports Broadcast Stations (Regional Local Rights, High School/College) (MPABACAK)

Keywords

• Local radio broadcasting
• AM FM radio
• Community news coverage
• Sports broadcasting
• Radio advertising

Headquarters

HQ city

Litchfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Radio Advertising: Local radio station generating revenue through advertising from local businesses. Sponsorships for various programs including Birthday Club sponsored by Family Fare of Litchfield, Student of the Week sponsored by Anderson Chemical and Parts City Auto Parts, and various contest sponsors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

KLFD AM 1410 / FM 95.9 is a local radio station based in Litchfield, Minnesota that broadcasts local news, weather, sports, obituaries, and entertainment content to the Meeker County and Mid-Minnesota area on AM 1410 and FM 95.9 frequencies. The station also produces community engagement programs including the Power Quiz Show, Student of the Week, Birthday & Anniversary Club, Business of the Day, and Rescue Squad Calendars contests, supplemented by web content covering local news, high school sports, and Minnesota professional team coverage.

Product overview

KLFD AM 1410 is a local radio station serving Meeker County and mid-Minnesota, broadcasting on AM 1410 and FM 95.9 frequencies. The station offers a traditional radio broadcasting platform as its core product, supplemented by digital content including local news coverage, sports updates, weather forecasts, obituaries, and entertainment features like the 'This Day in Music' series. The station engages listeners through multiple contest programs including the Power Quiz Show, Student of the Week, Birthday & Anniversary Club, Business of the Day, and Rescue Squad Calendars. The station is owned and operated by Steve Gretsch, who has over 35 years of experience in the radio business.

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Products and services

• KLFD AM 1410 / FM 95.9 Radio Broadcasting Core AM and FM radio broadcasting service delivering local news, sports, weather, obituaries, and entertainment content to listeners in Meeker County and the Mid-Minnesota area on AM 1410 and FM 95.9 frequencies.
• Local News Coverage Continuous local news coverage including city council meetings, county board meetings, local events, and community announcements from the Litchfield and Meeker County area.
• Sports Coverage Coverage of local high school sports (ACGC Falcons, Dassel-Cokato Chargers, Eden Valley-Watkins Eagles, Litchfield Dragons) and Minnesota professional teams (Twins, Timberwolves, Vikings, Wild, Lynx, United, Gophers).
• Weather Updates Local weather forecasts and conditions for the Litchfield and Meeker County area.
• Obituaries Death notices and obituary information for local community members in the Litchfield area.
• Power Quiz Show Daily trivia contest aired Monday through Fridays at 7:35 am where listeners can win cash prizes by answering questions correctly, sponsored by Crow River Tire & Brakes and Davis Motors.
• Student of the Week Weekly recognition program highlighting outstanding students from Litchfield High School, sponsored by Anderson Chemical and Parts City Auto Parts.
• Birthday & Anniversary Club Community engagement program featuring birthday and anniversary celebrations, sponsored by Family Fare of Litchfield.
• Business of the Day Marketing contest where listeners can win KLFD Bucks by being the 7th caller when a sponsored business's commercial airs.
• Rescue Squad Calendars
• Newsmaker Program Interview program featuring local community leaders and organizations including the Mayor, library updates, mentorship programs, and local businesses.
• This Day in Music Daily entertainment feature highlighting music history events, notable birthdays, and chart achievements from the same date in music history.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Family Fare of LitchfieldminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of Birthday & Anniversary Club contest program on KLFD Radio.
• Anderson ChemicalminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of Student of the Week program for Litchfield High School students.
• Parts City Auto PartsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of Student of the Week program for Litchfield High School students.
• Crow River Tire & BrakesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of Power Quiz Show contest program.
• Davis MotorsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of Power Quiz Show contest program.
• Local Business Sponsors (Miller Automotive, Litchfield Liquors, DC Diesel Tek, El Chilero, Scott's Auto, Litchfield Chrysler, Litchfield Licensing, Mid Country Bank, Queen Bee's Bar & Grill, A.M. Maus & Son, Litchfield Eagles Club, SJP Designs, Central Counties Cooperative, Edina Realty, Quality Autowerx)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerBusiness of the Day program sponsors - local businesses featured as Business of the Day receive radio advertising exposure through the contest program.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• iHeartMedia: One of the largest U.S. radio operators with hundreds of stations plus digital platforms (iHeartRadio). Overlaps with KLFD in offering news/talk and music formats but competes primarily through scale, national advertising, and streaming rather than hyper-local content.
• Townsquare Media: Publicly traded owner-operator of numerous small and mid-market radio stations across the U.S., including properties in Minnesota. Comparable business model (local ad-supported radio) but operates at significantly larger scale and with greater geographic diversification.
• Cumulus Media: Large multi-market radio operator with stations across the U.S. including in Minnesota. Provides overlapping content (news, sports, music) and competes for the same local and regional advertising budgets that KLFD relies upon.
• Minnesota Public Radio (MPR / APM): Public broadcaster operating a statewide radio network in Minnesota with significant news, weather, and regional coverage. Competes for listeners in Meeker County and offers a nonprofit-funded alternative to KLFD's ad-supported model.

Direct peers

• KWLM / KQIC (Willmar, MN): Local radio group serving west-central Minnesota. Comparable to KLFD as a small-market broadcast operation providing news, sports, weather, and community programming to a similarly sized rural Minnesota audience.
• KARP (Dassel-Cokato area): Small-market radio station serving the Dassel-Cokato area, one of the specific communities KLFD lists in its coverage area. Direct head-to-head competitor for local listeners and advertisers in that geography.
• KDUZ Radio (Hutchinson, MN): Local radio station serving Hutchinson, Minnesota — one of the same communities KLFD targets. Directly comparable as a small-market, locally owned AM/FM station covering local news, sports, and community events in adjacent territory.
• KFIL Radio (Preston, MN): Locally owned small-market radio station in southeastern Minnesota delivering local news, sports, and community content. Comparable independent-operator model and rural Midwestern audience profile to KLFD.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/KLFDRadio

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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