KWBG

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KWBG
KWBG NewsRadio1590 logo.png
Broadcast area Boone County
Story County [3] [4]
Frequency 1590 kHz
Branding"KWBG AM 1590"
Programming
Format News/talk/sports [5]
Affiliations ABC News Radio
Fox Sports Radio
Genesis Communications Network
Premiere Networks
USA Radio Network
Chicago Cubs Radio Network [6]
Iowa State Cyclones Radio Network
Ownership
OwnerFieldview Broadcasting, LLC [1] [2]
History
First air date
January 15, 1950;75 years ago (1950-01-15) [7]
Call sign meaning
Keep Watching Boone Grow
Technical information [8]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 22978
Class B
Power 1,000 watts day
500 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
 42°1′21.94″N93°52′36.82″W / 42.0227611°N 93.8768944°W / 42.0227611; -93.8768944 [1] [2]
Translator(s) 101.5 K268DS (Boone)
Links
Public license information
Webcast KWBGLive.com
WebsiteKWBG.com kwbg.com

KWBG (1590 AM) is a news/talk/sports-formatted broadcast radio station. [5] The station is licensed to Boone, Iowa and serves Boone and Story Counties in Iowa. [1] [3] [4] KWBG is owned and operated by Fieldview Broadcasting, LLC. [1] [2]

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History

The station began broadcasting January 15, 1950, and ran 1,000 watts, during daytime hours only. [7] [9] It was originally owned by Boone Broadcasting Co. [9] The following year, the station began nighttime operations, running 500 watts, utilizing a directional array. [9] In the early 1970s, the station was sold to E. G. Wenrick and Kenneth Kilmer. [9] [10] [11] In 1980, KWBG and its sister station KWBG-FM were sold to a group headed by general manager [12] Dennis Borwick for $508,476. [9] [13] In 1986, KWBG and its FM sister station were sold to KZBA, Inc. for $606,344. [14] [15] In 1989, the station was sold to G.O. Radio, Inc. for $400,000. [16]

In 1993, the station's format was changed from adult contemporary to country music. [17] By the late 1990s, the station was airing a farm news-talk format. [18] In 1999, the station was sold to Waitt Radio. [18] [19] Fieldview Broadcasting took ownership of KWBG in 2018. [20] [21] In 2019, KWBG received the National Association of Broadcasters' Crystal Award. [22] [23]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "KWBG Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "FCCdata.org - powered by REC - KWBG-AM". REC Networks. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "KWBG-AM 1590 AM - Boone, IA - Daytime Coverage". Theodric Technologies, LLC. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  4. 1 2 "KWBG-AM 1590 AM - Boone, IA - Nighttime Coverage". Theodric Technologies, LLC. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings . Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  6. ↑ Rosenthal, Phil. "Chicago Cubs: How to watch and listen to games on TV and radio this season", Chicago Tribune . April 1, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  7. 1 2 Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-573. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KWBG". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 History Cards for KWBG, fcc.gov. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Ownership Changes", Broadcasting . September 21, 1970. p. 67. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Ownership Changes", Broadcasting . July 2, 1973. p. 56. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Radio station sold in Boone". Des Moines Tribune. June 25, 1981. p. 3. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Changing Hands", Broadcasting . November 17, 1980. p. 58. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Changing Hands", Broadcasting . May 5, 1986. pp. 72, 73. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  15. ↑ "Transactions", Radio & Records . May 16, 1986. p. 10. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  16. ↑ "Changing Hands", Broadcasting . May 22, 1989. p. 68. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  17. ↑ "Format Changes", The M Street Journal. Vol. 10, No. 27. July 7, 1993. p. 1. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  18. 1 2 "Elsewhere", The M Street Journal. Vol. 16, No. 32. August 11, 1999. p. 1. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  19. ↑ "Transactions", Radio & Records . August 13, 1999. p. 6. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  20. ↑ Jacobson, Adam. "Riverfront Cast Off Sends Four Iowa Assets To Graeve", Radio & Television Business Report. December 28, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  21. ↑ "Deal Digest: An AM Is Biggest Ticket Sale Of The Week", Inside Radio. November 15, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  22. ↑ Kahler, Logan. "KWBG NABs National Broadcasting Award Archived June 24, 2021, at the Wayback Machine ", Ames Tribune . Apr 26, 2019. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  23. ↑ "Hubbard, Beasley, iHeart FMs Among Crystal Radio Award Winners", Radio & Television Business Report. April 10, 2019. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
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