KNWM
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City | Madrid, Iowa |
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Broadcast area | Ames-Des Moines |
Frequency | 96.1 MHz |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Format | Christmas Music |
Ownership | |
Owner | University of Northwestern – St. Paul |
KNWI | |
History | |
First air date | 1997 (as KEZF) |
Former call signs | KEZF (1997) KLRX (1997-2004) |
Call sign meaning | NorthWestern Media |
Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Class | A |
ERP | 6,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°51′05″N 93°43′30″W / 41.85139°N 93.72500°W |
Links | |
Public license information | Profile LMS |
KNWM (96.1 FM) is a Christmas music formatted radio station licensed to Madrid, Iowa and serving Ames, and the northern Des Moines suburbs. It is owned and operated by University of Northwestern – St. Paul in Roseville, Minnesota, a religious university which owns a chain of radio stations around the U.S. KNWM previously was simulcast with KNWI until its upgrade to 100,000 watts in October of 2021. [1]
History[]
Up until October 2021, KNWM simulcasted Osceola sister station KNWI. KNWI had recently upgraded from 30kW to 100kW, which resulted in better coverage into Des Moines, meaning that KNWM was no longer needed. Granted, many listeners in Ames have reported not being able to pick 107.1 up. KNWM is currently stunting with a Christmas music format.
References[]
External links[]
- KNWM in the FCC FM station database
- KNWM on Radio-Locator
- KNWM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Christian radio stations in Iowa
- Radio stations established in 1983
- Northwestern Media
- Iowa radio station stubs
- Des Moines, Iowa stubs