KWIT

KWIT (90.3 FM) is the National Public Radio member station for Sioux City, Iowa and northwestern Iowa. It airs a mix of NPR programming and classical music. Owned by Western Iowa Tech Community College, it operates a full-time satellite, KOJI (90.7 FM) in Okoboji, Iowa. It is the largest NPR station in Iowa that is not a part of Iowa Public Radio.

Siouxland Public Media (KWIT)
Frequency90.3 MHz, 90.7 MHz
BrandingSiouxland Public Media
Programming
FormatClassical music/news/talk
AffiliationsNational Public Radio
Ownership
OwnerWestern Iowa Tech Community College
History
First air date
January 31, 1978 (1978-01-31)
Call sign meaning
KWIT: K Western Iowa Tech Community College
KOJI: OKOboJI or OKobOJI
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID71839
ClassKWIT: C1
KOJI: A
ERPKWIT: 100,000 Watts
KOJI: 4500 Watts
HAATKWIT: 277 meters (909 ft)
KOJI: 113 meters (371 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
KWIT: 42°28′56″N 96°15′30″W
KOJI: 43°09′53″N 95°19′29″W
Links
Public license information
Websitehttp://www.kwit.org/

KWIT signed on for the first time on January 31, 1978. Prior to then, most of the area got grade B coverage from WOI in Ames, and from KUSD in Vermillion, South Dakota.

After several years of branding as "KWIT-KOJI", in 2017 it adopted the on-air name "Siouxland Public Media".

Syndicated Shows

Iowa Basement Tapes

Iowa Basement Tapes is an American weekly hour-long radio program created by host Kristian Day and produced in collaboration with KFMG-LP (98.9 FM). The show focuses on Iowa's history in punk rock, garage, metal, and electronic. It is syndicated on KWIT (90.3FM) and KOJI (90.7FM) broadcasting on Fridays from 11PM to Midnight.


  1. "Facility Technical Data for KWIT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
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