KZWC
KZWC (1570 AM) is a commercial radio station serving the Webster City, Iowa, area. The station broadcasts a soft oldies format. KZWC is licensed to Fieldview Broadcasting LLC.
| Frequency | 1570 kHz |
|---|---|
| Branding | 1570 - 92.9 The Breeze |
| Programming | |
| Format | Soft oldies |
| Affiliations | ABC News Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KQWC-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | February 9, 1950 (as KJFJ) |
Former call signs | KJFJ (1950-1971) KQWC (1971-2016) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 24660 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 232 watts day 137 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°28′04″N 93°47′48″W |
| Translator(s) | 92.9 K225BZ (Webster City) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kqradio.com |
The station's frequency, 1570 AM, is a Mexican clear-channel frequency on which XERF-AM is the dominant Class A station.
KZWC also provides regular news, weather and sports coverage. A daily one-hour agricultural information called AgriTalk is locally produced and aired at 10 a.m. Monday through Friday.
According to the station's website, it began broadcasting on February 9, 1950, using the callsign KJFJ and was owned by the local newspaper, The Daily Freeman Journal. In 1971 the Go-Rich Corporation purchased KJFJ and combined it with KQWC-FM, changing the callsign.
The transmitter and broadcast tower are located on the east outskirts of Webster City on East 2nd Street. According to the Antenna Structure Registration database, the tower is 132.9 m (436 ft) tall.[1]
On March 28, 2016, the station changed its call sign to KZWC.
References
External links
- KZWC in the FCC AM station database
- KZWC on Radio-Locator
- KZWC in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- K225BZ in the FCC FM station database
- K225BZ on Radio-Locator