Cedar Rapids is the second-largest city in Iowa and is the county seat of Linn County. The city lies on both banks of the Cedar River, 20 miles (32 km) north of Iowa City and 100 miles (160 km) northeast of Des Moines, the state's capital and largest city. It is a part of the Iowa City/Cedar Rapids Region of Eastern Iowa which includes Linn, Benton, Cedar, Iowa, Jones, Johnson, and Washington counties.
The ImOn Ice Arena is a 3,850-seat multipurpose arena in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, located adjacent to Veterans Memorial Stadium. The arena opened on January 8, 2000, and is owned by the city of Cedar Rapids. It is home to the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders of the United States Hockey League as well as several local youth hockey teams. The University of Iowa Hawkeyes club hockey team plays some of their home games at the facility. The arena contains separate sheets of ice for ice hockey games and for public and figure ice skating. ImOn Communications purchased naming rights to the arena from the city through 2024.
KCRG-TV, virtual and VHF digital channel 9, is a dual ABC/MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station licensed to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States and serving the Eastern Iowa television market. The station is owned by Gray Television. KCRG-TV's studios are located on Second Avenue Southeast in downtown Cedar Rapids, and its transmitter is located near Walker, Iowa. On cable, the station is available on Mediacom channel 9 and in high definition on digital channel 809.
KWWL, virtual and VHF digital channel 7, is a dual NBC/CW-affiliated television station licensed to Waterloo, Iowa, United States and serving the Eastern Iowa television market. The station is owned by Quincy Media. KWWL's studios are located on East 5th Street in Waterloo, and its transmitter is located north of Rowley, Iowa, a city in Buchanan County. The station also operates newsrooms and sales offices in Cedar Rapids, Dubuque and Iowa City. On cable, KWWL is available on Mediacom channel 7 and in high definition on digital channel 807.
KFXB-TV, virtual channel 40, is a CTN owned-and-operated television station licensed to Dubuque, Iowa, United States and serving the Eastern Iowa television market. The station is owned by the Christian Television Network. KFXB-TV's studios are located on Main Street in downtown Dubuque, and its transmitter is located in extreme southwestern Grant County, Wisconsin.
KFXA, virtual channel 28, is a Dabl-affiliated television station licensed to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States and serving the Eastern Iowa television market. The station is owned by Second Generation of Iowa, Ltd.; the Sinclair Broadcast Group, which owns dual CBS/Fox affiliate KGAN, operates KFXA under a local marketing agreement (LMA). The two stations share studios at Broadcast Park on Old Marion Road Northeast in Cedar Rapids; KFXA's transmitter is located in Van Horne, Iowa. There is no separate website for KFXA; instead, it is integrated with that of sister station KGAN.
KWKB, virtual channel 20, is a Court TV Mystery-affiliated television station licensed to Iowa City, Iowa, United States, serving the Eastern Iowa and Quad Cities television markets. The station is owned by HC2 Holdings. KWKB's studios and transmitter are located on Baker Avenue in West Branch. On cable, the station is available on Mediacom channel 10 and in high definition on digital channel 810.
KGYM is a radio station broadcasting in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The station is owned by KZIA, Inc., which also owns KZIA. It is Cedar Rapids' second-oldest radio station, after WMT.
Alliant Energy PowerHouse is a multi-purpose arena located in the downtown area of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It was financed by the approval of a voter referendum to allocate special municipal capital improvement bond monies, after several prior bond referendums to build a civic center failed between 1965 and 1977. The initial construction cost was approximately $7 million for the arena and facilities. The city approved an additional $1 million to build an adjacent multi-level parking facility connected to the center by a skywalk. The center is adjoined by a 16-story DoubleTree hotel facility built directly above the arena.
The Gazette is a daily print newspaper and online news source published in the American city of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The first paper was published as an evening journal, branded the Evening Gazette, on Wednesday, January 10, 1883. The newspaper is distributed throughout northeastern and east-central Iowa, including the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City metropolitan areas. It was formerly called The Cedar Rapids Gazette. As of September 2019, The Gazette has a circulation of 32,616 for the daily edition and 37,860 for the Sunday edition.
KPXR-TV, virtual channel 48, is an Ion Television owned-and-operated station licensed to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States and serving the Eastern Iowa television market. The station is owned by the Ion Media Networks subsidiary of the E. W. Scripps Company. KPXR-TV's offices are located on Blairs Ferry Road Northeast in Cedar Rapids, and its transmitter is located near Walker, Iowa. On cable, the station is available on Mediacom channel 6 and in high definition on digital channel 806.
WMT is a news/talk radio station broadcasting in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in the United States. It is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.. The station's signal reaches most of Iowa and portions of neighboring states during daylight hours. WMT broadcasts on a Regional AM broadcast frequency, according to the Federal Communications Commission.
KZIA, known as "Z 102.9", is a radio station based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It has a Top 40 (CHR) format entirely staffed with local personalities, including morning DJs Eric Hanson, Clare, and Destiny, known as “The Morning Scramble.” The station's transmitter is located in Hiawatha, Iowa, and its signal reaches most of eastern Iowa, including Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Waterloo, and the Quad Cities area. It also reaches Prairie du Chien, and Platteville, both in Wisconsin.
KQCR refers to the following broadcasting stations in the United States:
KOSY-FM is a radio station serving Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc..
ABC-9 is the callsign for the ABC television station in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.
Ashley Elizabeth Hinson is an American politician and journalist who is the U.S. Representative for Iowa's 1st congressional district. Her district comprises much of the northeast quadrant of the state, including Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, Cedar Falls, and Dubuque.
On August 10–11, 2020, a severe derecho swept across the Midwestern United States — predominately eastern Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana. It caused high winds and spawned an outbreak of weak tornadoes. Some areas reported torrential rain and large hail.
