KNWS-FM
City | Waterloo, Iowa |
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Broadcast area | Waterloo/Cedar Rapids/Iowa City/Dubuque |
Frequency | 101.9 MHz FM |
Branding | Life 101.9 |
Programming | |
Format | Contemporary Christian music |
Affiliations | Northwestern Media |
Ownership | |
Owner | University of Northwestern - St Paul |
KNWS | |
History | |
First air date | 1965 |
Call sign meaning | K-NorthWeStern College |
Technical information | |
Class | C |
ERP | 100,000 watts |
HAAT | 479 meters (1,571 feet) |
Links | |
Website | http://www.life1019.com/ |
KNWS-FM, also known as Life 101.9, is a radio station in Waterloo, Iowa, United States, owned and operated by University of Northwestern - St Paul in Roseville, Minnesota, and supported by donations from the local community.
Life 101.9 broadcasts Contemporary Christian music. Its signal covers Waterloo, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City and surrounding areas in eastern Iowa. A live stream is available on the Life 101.9 website, mobile app and on Amazon smart speakers. The station also broadcasts its programming on translator stations K245AZ, serving Dubuque at 96.9FM; and, K242BX, serving Marshalltown at 96.3 FM.
Adam Hannan and April Wilson host the Morning Show from 6-10am weekdays. Other station personalities include Jenn Pooler, David A. Dein, Rick Hall and Lyle Krueger.
The radio station broadcasts commercial-free contemporary Christian music 24 hours a day.
Life 101.9 is active in the community and encourages listeners to help other non-profit organizations in Eastern Iowa on a regular basis.
Life 101.9's sister station, Faith Radio, broadcasts a Christian talk and teaching format.
Translators[]
Call sign | Frequency (MHz) |
City of license | ERP (W) |
Class | FCC info |
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K245AZ | 96.9 | Dubuque, Iowa | 170 | D | FCC FM Query |
K232EK | 96.3 | Marshalltown, Iowa | 250 | D | FCC FM Query |
K261DH | 100.1[note 1] | Iowa City, Iowa | 47 | D | FCC FM Query |
- ^ Translator owned by the Educational Media Foundation.
External links[]
- www.life1019.com
- KNWS in the FCC FM station database
- KNWS on Radio-Locator
- KNWS in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
Coordinates: 42°24′04″N 91°50′38″W / 42.401°N 91.844°W
- Radio stations in Iowa
- Waterloo, Iowa
- Northwestern Media
- Christian radio stations in Iowa
- Iowa radio station stubs