KNWI
| Broadcast area | Des Moines, Iowa and surrounding area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 107.1 MHz FM |
| Branding | Life 107.1 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Contemporary Christian music |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Northwestern College |
| History | |
Call sign meaning | NorthWestern Iowa |
| Technical information | |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 30,000 watts |
| Translator(s) | K264CD - 100.7 Des Moines |
| Repeater(s) | KNWM - 96.1 Madrid |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live! |
| Website | http://www.life1071.com |
KNWI, (107.1 FM, "Life 107.1") is a Contemporary Christian radio station in Des Moines, Iowa, that is owned and operated by University of Northwestern – St. Paul in Roseville, Minnesota. The station also simulcasts on KNWM at 96.1 FM in Madrid, Iowa,[1] and translator K264CD at 100.7 FM in downtown Des Moines.
Signal Upgrades
A recent post on "Upper Midwest Broadcasting" at northpine.com:
"IOWA: The University of Northwestern-St. Paul is proposing an upgrade to one of its Des Moines area signals and is simultaneously buying a western Iowa station that it would have to modify to allow the Des Moines upgrade.
"Life 107.1" (KNWI Osceola) has applied to upgrade to 100kW/299m (class C1) from a tower south of Winterset, improving the station's rimshot signal to Des Moines. The station has targeted Des Moines for decades, though the capital city is outside of the city-grade contour from its current 30kW/193m (class C2) facility.
To make way for KNWI's upgrade, KDSN-FM/107.1 (Denison) would move to 104.9 but keep its current 6kW facility.
Meanwhile, Northwestern subsidiary UNW Media Holdings LLC has reached an agreement to buy KDSN-FM and KDSN-AM/1530 from Mikadety Radio Corporation for $1.25 million. Mikadety is owned by Michael and Kathy Dudding, who have been with KDSN for 25 years. The stations carry a large amount of local news and farm information, with a mix of Adult Contemporary and Classic Rock on FM and Country and Polka on AM. They deliver the only city-grade signals to Denison. In September 2018, UNW Media divested the station to JC Van Ginkel, James Field, & Rodney Christensen’s Crawford County Broadcasting for $1.15 million.[2]
References
- ^ https://publicfiles.fcc.gov/fm-profile/knwm
- ^ "Station Sales Week Of 9/7: KDSN Gets Divested Soon After Its Acquisition - RadioInsight". RadioInsight. 2018-09-07. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
External links
- Life 107.1 KNWI / 96.1 KNWM Home Page
- Facility details for Facility ID KNWI ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID KNWM ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Template:FMQ
- K264CD at FCCdata.org
41°01′34″N 93°51′43″W / 41.026°N 93.862°W
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