KWAY (AM)

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KWAY
Frequency 1470 kHz
BrandingKWAY Country
Programming
Format Country
Affiliations Fox News Radio
Ownership
OwnerAel Suhr Enterprises, Inc
KWAY-FM
History
First air date
1958 (1958)
Former call signs
KWVY (1958–1970)
Call sign meaning
K WAverlY
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Class D
Power
  • 1,000 watts (day)
  • 61 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
42°42′12.9″N92°28′21.7″W / 42.703583°N 92.472694°W / 42.703583; -92.472694
Translator(s) 96.3 K242CV (Waverly)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website www.kwayradio.com

KWAY (1470 kHz) is an American commercial AM radio station serving the Waverly, Iowa, area as well as Butler, Bremer and Black Hawk counties. The station primarily broadcasts a country music format. KWAY is licensed to Ael Suhr Enterprises, Inc. The station also broadcasts on 96.3 FM.

The station's hosts include Taylor Nitz and Matt Ray. KWAY has local news and broadcasts high school sports featuring Waverly-Shell Rock and the entire area and is the home of Wartburg College football each fall.

The station's antenna system uses two towers arranged in a directional array that concentrates its signal toward the northeast. The studios, transmitter, and towers are located on the south side of Waverly, at 110 29th Avenue SW.