KNWI
KNWI, (107.1 FM, "Life 107.1") is a Contemporary Christian radio station, licensed to Osceola, Iowa and serving the Des Moines metropolitan area. It is owned and operated by University of Northwestern – St. Paul in Roseville, Minnesota, a religious university which owns a chain of radio stations around the U.S.
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| Broadcast area | Des Moines metropolitan area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 107.1 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Life 107.1 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Contemporary Christian music |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | |
| KNWM | |
| History | |
First air date | October 1, 1982 |
Call sign meaning | NorthWestern Iowa |
| Technical information | |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 193 meters (633 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°09′06″N 94°02′42″W |
| Translator(s) | K264CD Des Moines HD2-Faith Network |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | http://www.life1071.com |
History
The station first signed on the air on October 1, 1982.[1] The call sign was KJJC and the station played country music. It was owned by J. B. Broadcasting, Inc. and it was only powered at 3,000 watts, unable to be heard in the larger Des Moines radio market.
Signal upgrades
Despite targeting Des Moines for decades, the city was outside the station's city-grade contour. In 2018, UNW proposed a modification to KNWI to upgrade it to 100 kW from a tower near Winterset. The move required KDSN-FM 107.1 in Denison to move to 104.9; in order to assure approval, UNW Northwestern subsidiary UNW Media Holdings LLC reached an agreement to buy KDSN-FM and its associated AM KDSN 1530 from Mikadety Radio Corporation for $1.25 million. (In September 2018, UNW Media divested the KDSN stations to JC Van Ginkel, James Field, & Rodney Christensen's Crawford County Broadcasting for $1.15 million.[2]) The frequency changes were approved by the FCC on August 12, 2019.[3] In October of 2021, KNWI officially made the upgrade to 100,000 watts, and as a result, KNWM 96.1 in Madrid dropped the KNWI simulcast.
References
- Broadcasting Yearbook 1983 page B-90
- "Station Sales Week Of 9/7: KDSN Gets Divested Soon After Its Acquisition - RadioInsight". RadioInsight. 2018-09-07. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
- Ellis, Jon (August 12, 2019). "FCC approves upgrade for Des Moines-area Christian FM". Northpine. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
External links
- Life 107.1 KNWI / 96.1 KNWM Home Page
- KNWI in the FCC FM station database
- KNWI on Radio-Locator
- KNWI in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- KNWM in the FCC FM station database
- KNWM on Radio-Locator
- KNWM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- K264CD in the FCC FM station database
- K264CD on Radio-Locator