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KNWI

Coordinates: 41°09′06″N 94°02′42″W / 41.15155°N 94.04510°W / 41.15155; -94.04510
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KNWI
Broadcast areaDes Moines metropolitan area
Frequency107.1 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingLife 107.1
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatChristian adult contemporary
SubchannelsHD2: Faith Radio (Christian talk and teaching)
Ownership
Owner
KNWM
History
First air date
October 1, 1982 (1982-10-01)
Call sign meaning
Northwestern Iowa
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID37454
ClassC1
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT193 meters (633 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°09′06″N 94°02′42″W / 41.15155°N 94.04510°W / 41.15155; -94.04510
Translator(s)HD2: 100.7 K264CD (Des Moines)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.life1071.com
Simulcast
KNWM
Broadcast areaAmes-Des Moines
Frequency96.1 MHz
Ownership
Owner
  • Northwestern Media
  • (University of Northwestern – St. Paul)
History
First air date
1997 (1997) (as KEZF)
Former call signs
  • KEZF (1997)
  • KLRX (1997–2004)
Call sign meaning
Northwestern Media
Technical information[2]
Facility ID42083
ClassA
ERP6,000 watts
HAAT100 meters (330 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°51′05″N 93°43′30″W / 41.85139°N 93.72500°W / 41.85139; -93.72500 (KNWM)
Links
Public license information

KNWI (107.1 FM, "Life 107.1") is a Christian adult contemporary radio station, licensed to Osceola, Iowa, and serving the Des Moines metropolitan area. 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. KNWI also simulcasts on KNWM (96.1 FM) in Madrid, Iowa.

History

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The station first signed on the air on October 1, 1982.[3] The call sign was KJJC and the station played country music. It was owned by J. B. Broadcasting, Inc. and it was only powered at 3,000 watts, unable to be heard in the larger Des Moines radio market.

Signal upgrades

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Despite targeting Des Moines for decades, the city was outside the station's city-grade contour. In 2018, UNW proposed a modification to KNWI to upgrade it to 100 kW from a tower near Winterset. The move required KDSN-FM 107.1 in Denison to move to 104.9; in order to assure approval, UNW Northwestern subsidiary UNW Media Holdings LLC reached an agreement to buy KDSN-FM and its associated AM KDSN 1530 from Mikadety Radio Corporation for $1.25 million. (In September 2018, UNW Media divested the KDSN stations to JC Van Ginkel, James Field, & Rodney Christensen's Crawford County Broadcasting for $1.15 million.[4]) The frequency changes were approved by the FCC on August 12, 2019.[5] In October 2021, KNWI officially made the upgrade to 100,000 watts, and as a result, KNWM briefly dropped the KNWI simulcast.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KNWI". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KNWM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1983 page B-90
  4. ^ "Station Sales Week Of 9/7: KDSN Gets Divested Soon After Its Acquisition - RadioInsight". RadioInsight. September 7, 2018. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
  5. ^ Ellis, Jon (August 12, 2019). "FCC approves upgrade for Des Moines-area Christian FM". Northpine. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  6. ^ Ellis, Jon (October 27, 2021). "Central Iowa Contemporary Christian Station Upgrades". NorthPine: Upper Midwest Broadcasting. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
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