KWOA

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KWOA
Frequency 730 kHz
BrandingThe Fan 730 AM & 100.3 FM
Programming
Format Sports
Affiliations Compass Media Networks
Ownership
Owner
  • Radio Works, LLC
  • (Absolute Communications II, LLC)
KITN, KUSQ, KZTP
History
First air date
 1947
Call sign meaning
KWorthington On Air
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 48971
Class D
Power 1,000 watts day
159 watts night
Translator 100.3 K262AR (Worthington)
Links
Public license information
Website KWOA Online

KWOA (730 AM) is a radio station located in Worthington, Minnesota, United States, which broadcasts a sports format.

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History

KWOA first began broadcasting in 1947, licensed to Worthington, Minnesota. [2] The call letters were originally established to signify "K Worthington On Air." For several decades, the station served as a "Middle-of-the-Road" (MOR) outlet before transitioning to a country music format during the 1970s. [3] By the mid-1980s, the station shifted to a news/talk format, which it maintained until its most recent rebranding. [4] [5] In 2012, Absolute Communications II, L.L.C. (operating as Radio Works) acquired the station as part of a $2.2 million purchase from Three Eagles Communications. [6] . On August 14, 2017, the station flipped to its current sports format, rebranding as "The Fan 730." [7]

April 2013, its transmitting tower was toppled by a blizzard. However, the station continued transmitting using a longwire antenna to provide storm-related information to its listeners. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for KWOA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "Facility Details for Facility ID 48971 (KWOA)". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  3. ↑ "History of Worthington Radio" (PDF). World Radio History. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Minnesota Media Directory: KWOA". EIN Presswire. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Call Sign History for Facility ID 48971". REC Networks. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Absolute Communications II to Purchase Assets of KWOA-AM from Three Eagles". Media Services Group. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  7. ↑ "KWOA Worthington Flips to Sports". RadioInsight. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Radio tower Goes Down in Ice Storm | AGL (Above Ground Level)". Archived from the original on April 18, 2013. Retrieved April 15, 2013.

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