KIWR

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KIWR
Broadcast area Omaha Metro
Frequency 89.7 MHz
Branding89.7 The River
Programming
Format Alternative
Affiliations Compass Media Networks
Ownership
OwnerIowa Western Community College
History
First air date
November 23, 1981
Call sign meaning
Iowa Western (Community College) Radio
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 29126
Class C
ERP 100,000 watts
HAAT 326 meters
Transmitter coordinates
 41°18′40″N96°01′37″W / 41.31111°N 96.02694°W / 41.31111; -96.02694
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website 897theriver.com

KIWR (89.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting an alternative format. [2] Based in Council Bluffs, Iowa, the station serves the Omaha Metro area. The station is licensed to Iowa Western Community College. [3] The station has broadcast alternative rock since January 1, 1996. Prior to that, it played classical music and jazz.

Contents

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The Morning Fiasco

Hosted by Jake Ryan & Eliss weekday mornings from 6 am to 10 am.

Skinman

After the Morning Fiasco, it’s Middays with Tom "Skinman" Skinner from 10 am to 2 pm Monday through Thursday and 10 am to 12 pm on Friday. Skinman has an all request hour from Noon to 1 pm called "The Nooner". On Wednesday, The river takes it back from Noon to 2 pm for " The Old Skool Wednesday Nooner" playing popular hits from the 70's, 80's, 90's and more.

Nothing But Covers

On Friday, the Nooner shifts gears with nothing but cover tunes from all genres from noon to 2 pm.

Amplified Afternoons

Amplified Afternoons hits the airwaves with Corey weekday afternoons from 2 pm to 6 pm, which includes segments like "Wack Attack", stories about crazy fights and attacks; "the 4 @ 4:00", everyday a listener gets to hear his or her four song choices; "Daily Flight to Florida", Bizarre news stories from Florida; "Nude Dude", stories about naked men (and sometimes women) that make the news; and Road Rage, which is all request music from 5 pm to 6 pm.

Weeknight and weekend programming

From 6 pm to 3 am Monday through Friday and Saturdays 6 am to Midnight, students attending the Media Studies Program at Iowa Western Community College start their shifts. 89.7 The River has always been a learning tool for students attending the media studies program at IWCC.

Specialty shows

KIWR hosts several "spotlight" radio programs that are not subsets of the regular programming. This includes the 29-year-old Pacific Street Blues which airs Sunday's from 9:00 am to Noon. The Pacific Street Blues & Americana radio program was awarded a KBA or Keeping the Blues Alive award in 2010. PSB&A host, Rick Galusha, has been nominated to the Nebraska Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame. Portions of PSB&A have aired on several English radio stations over the years. Podcasts of the program can be heard online (https://anchor.fm/pacific-street-blues-and-americana) [ citation needed ] Other specialty and syndicated programs include Skratch N Sniff, Subterranean, The Freak Factory, the heavy metal outlet Sunday School, Acoustic Café, Mountain Stage(the station's only NPR program), New Day Rising, Passport Approved, Planet O (local/regional music), Keller's Cellar, and the Grateful Dead hour.

Signal

KIWR's signal is receivable in Omaha and Council Bluffs (The two being the local listening area) and also receivable in Lincoln. Under the right conditions, the station can be heard as far away as Burlington, Iowa. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KIWR". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "KIWR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on 2010-03-01.
  4. ↑ FM Radio signals you've received in the Quad Cities plus an extra ? Radio Discussions
  5. ↑ "Revenant Media". 22 March 2024.
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