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| City | Fargo, North Dakota | 
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| Broadcast area | Fargo-Moorhead | 
| Branding | Life 97.9 | 
| Frequency | 97.9 MHz | 
| First air date | 1965 | 
| Format | Contemporary Christian | 
| ERP | 100,000 watts | 
| HAAT | 305 meters | 
| Class | C | 
| Facility ID | 49772 | 
| Transmitter coordinates | 47°0′36″N 97°11′42″W / 47.01000°N 97.19500°WCoordinates: 47°0′36″N 97°11′42″W / 47.01000°N 97.19500°W | 
| Callsign meaning | Fargo NorthWestern College | 
| Owner | Northwestern College | 
| Sister stations | Faith Radio | 
| Webcast | Listen Live | 
| Website | life979.com | 
KFNW-FM (97.9 FM) is a contemporary Christian music formatted radio station located in Fargo, North Dakota. Branded Life 97.9, the station is owned and operated by Northwestern College in St. Paul, Minnesota.
KFNW is a non-profit radio station, receiving its funding from listener donations and Northwestern College. The station is also aired on several low-powered broadcast translators outside of its main listening area. The station's programming is also streamed on the Internet.
On June 1, 2007, a fire in the antenna system used by KFNW-FM, WDAY-FM, and KRWK put all three stations off the air. KFNW-FM later resumed broadcasting from a backup transmitter site at reduced power.