KBWG
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{{for|the airport|Bowling Green–Warren County Regional Airport}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = KBWG
| logo = KBWG-LP 2012.PNG
| city = Browning, Montana | country = US
| branding = Thunder Radio
| airdate = {{Start date|2010|11|20}}
| frequency = {{Frequency|89.7|MHz}}
| format = Variety
| power = 1,250 watts
| haat = {{convert|127|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class = A
| facility_id = 763408
| coordinates = {{coord|48|42|22.7|N|113|6|1.2|W|type:landmark_region:US-MT|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning = "Browning"
| former_callsigns = KBWG-LP (2010–2024)
| former_frequencies = 107.5 MHz (2010–2024)
| owner = Blackfeet Tribe
| licensee =
| sister_stations =
| webcast =
| website = [https://www.facebook.com/KBWG107.5FM/ KBWG on Facebook]
| affiliations =
| licensing_authority= FCC
}}
KBWG (89.7 MHz), known as Thunder Radio, is a radio station in Browning, Montana, United States, owned by the Blackfeet Tribe.
The station began as KBWG-LP 107.5, a low-power FM radio station, in 2004. It was owned by the town of Browning and initially broadcast emergency and weather information before the town received a grant in 2006 to upgrade the facility. It then began broadcasting classic country music.{{Cite news|title=Voice of Browning is now 107.5 FM|first=John|last=McGill|work=Glacier Reporter|date=March 21, 2007}} In 2010 and 2011, the station began broadcasting with live DJs and local news and sports programming, adopting the name Thunder Radio.{{Cite news|title=Changes launched at Browning’s radio station KBWG FM|date=November 17, 2010|first=John|last=McGill|work=Glacier Reporter}}{{Cite news|date=January 19, 2011|title=‘Voice of Browning’ radio station KBWG expanding|first=John|last=McGill|work=Glacier Reporter}} By 2015, the station had more than two dozen volunteers.{{Cite news|title=KBWG-LP Thunder Radio seeking more DJs|date=March 11, 2015|first=John|last=McGill|work=Glacier Reporter}}
The station temporarily shut down on January 14, 2016, amid the closure of City Hall and a dispute between the town of Browning and the Blackfeet Tribal Business Council and discussions of a possible municipal bankruptcy filing for Browning.{{Cite news|date=January 20, 2016|title=What’s next? Bankruptcy or Disincorporating? Browning’s City Hall closes its doors and radio station goes off the air|first=John|last=McGill|work=Glacier Reporter}} By March 2017, the town was in receivership, and Glacier County was evaluating spinning Thunder Radio off to a community board.{{Cite news|date=April 5, 2017|title=Commissioners discuss creating board to operate Browning’s Thunder Radio|first=John|last=McGill|work=Glacier Reporter}} The Blackfeet Tribe was owed $2.6 million by the town of Browning, and as part of a court-ordered settlement agreement in which the tribe acquired most of the town's assets, KBWG-LP was included.{{Cite news |last=Franz |first=Justin |date=2017-09-20 |title=Browning to Sell Assets to Blackfeet Tribe as Town Dissolves |url=https://flatheadbeacon.com/2017/09/20/browning-sell-assets-blackfeet-tribe-town-dissolves/ |access-date=2025-02-16 |work=Flathead Beacon |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Jacobson |first=Adam |date=2018-02-19 |title=Blackfeet Tribe Gets An LPFM From A Local Town |url=https://rbr.com/blackfeet-tribe-gets-an-lpfm-from-a-local-town/ |access-date=2025-02-15 |work=Radio & Television Business Report |language=en-US}}
The Blackfeet Tribe obtained a full-power license and replaced KBWG-LP with KBWG on 89.7 MHz in 2024. The tribe also holds the licenses for four other full-power stations on the reservation: KIYO 88.1 in St. Mary, KWRR 90.3 in Heart Butte, KIPP in East Glacier Park Village, and KEOP in Little Browning.