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KOFI (1180 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Kalispell, Montana. The station is owned by KOFI, Inc. It airs an Oldies music and News/Talk radio format. The station first signed on in 1955. It was assigned these call letters by the Federal Communications Commission.
When KOFI signed on it was on 980 kHz with 1,000 watts daytime only, moved to 930 kHz with 5,000 watts daytime only in 1958 and moved to 1180 kHz with 10,000 watts full-time in 1968.
Their studios are in downtown Kalispell at 317 1st Avenue E with sister station KZMN. The transmitter site is in Evergreen, on Steel Bridge Road. KOFI must power down from 50,000 watts nondirectional during the day to 10,000 watts directional at night to protect Class A clear-channel WHAM in Rochester, New York. Nonetheless, its signal has been received over most of the western United States at night, as far south as Salt Lake City and as far west as Snohomish, Washington.
George Ostrom was a mainstay at the station from 1956 to 2008; he recently came out of retirement to work at KGEZ.
Since 2017, KOFI's AM broadcasts are simulcast on 104.3 FM, as noted on the station's website.
The station’s transmitter building and 50,000 watt transmitter were destroyed by fire on November 9, 2024.
References
External links
KOFI official website
Facility details for Facility ID 35368 (KOFI) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
KOFI in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
Facility details for Facility ID 145660 (K282BP) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
K282BP at FCCdata.org
Kofi is an Akan masculine given name among the Akan people (such as the Ashanti and Fante) in Ghana that is given to a boy born on Friday. Traditionally in Ghana, a child would receive their Akan day name during their Outdooring, eight days after birth.
According to Akan tradition, people born on particular days exhibit certain characteristics or attributes. Kofi has the appellation "Kyini", "Otuo" and "Ntiful" meaning "wanderer" and "traveller."
Origin and meaning of Kofi
In the Akan culture, day names are known to be derived from deities. Kofi originated from Kwaofida and the Lord of life's home deity of the day Friday. Males named Kofi are known to be adventurers and indecisive thus taking time to settle. They are highly motivated and competent.
Male variants of Kofi
Day names in Ghana vary in spelling among the various Akan subgroups. The name is spelt Kofi by the Akuapem, Ashanti and Fante subgroups. Other versions of Kofi are Fiifi and Yoofi.
Female version of Kofi
In the Akan culture and other local cultures in Ghana, day names come in pairs for males and females. The variant of the name used for a female child born on Friday is Efua, Afua, Afia, Effie.
Notable people with the name
Most Ghanaian children have their cultural day names in combination with their English or Christian names. Some notable people with such names are:
Osei Kofi Tutu I (reigned c. 1675 / c. 1680 – c. 1717), one of the co-founders of the Empire of Ashanti
John Kufuor (born 1938), second President of the Fourth Republic of Ghana (2001–2009)
Kofi Abrefa Busia (1913–1978), Prime Minister of Ghana
Enoch Kofi Adu (born 1990), Ghanaian footballer
Kofi Adu (born 1969), Ghanaian comedian and actor
Kofi Amichia (born 1994), American football player
Kofi Amponsah (born 1978), Ghanaian footballer
Kofi Annan (1938–2018), United Nations Secretary General
Kofi Ansah (1951–2014), Ghanaian fashion designer
Kofi Baah (born 1998), Ghanaian professional footballer
Kofi Balmer (born 2000), Northern Irish professional soccer player
Kofi Burbridge (1961-2019), American musician
Kofi Cockburn (born 1999), Jamaican basketball player
Kofi Esaw, Togolese politician and diplomat, Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2008 to 2010 and Minister of Justice since 2013
Kofi Jantuah (born 1974), Ghanaian professional boxer
Kofi Karikari (c. 1837–1884), ninth Ashanti king (1867–1874)
Kofi Kayiga (born 1943), formerly known as Ricardo Wilkins,Jamaican-born artist
Kofi Asante Ofori-Atta (1912–1978), Ghanaian politician
Kofi Amoah Prah (born 1974) Ghanaian-born retired German long jumper
Kofi Sarkodie (born 1991), American Major League Soccer player
Kofi Nahaje Sarkodie-Mensah (Kofi Sarkodie-Mensah) (born 1981), Ghanaian-American professional wrestler with the ring name Kofi Kingston
Kofi Siriboe (born 1994), American actor and model
See also
Koffi, a surname and masculine given name
Cuffee or Cuffey, an African-American variant of the name
References
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