KGFW (1340 AM) is an American radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format.

[2] Licensed to Kearney, Nebraska, United States, the station serves the Grand Island-Kearney area.

The station was founded in Ravenna, Nebraska, in June 1927 by Roy McConnell, a former radio technician in the United States Navy.

In 1939, the station was purchased by Lloyd "Skipper" Thomas, a Nebraska native who had managed major radio stations including Pittsburgh's KDKA and Boston's WBZ.

[7] Waitt Radio merged with NewRadio Group in 2005 to form NRG Media.