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Broadcast area | Boone County Story County[3][4] |
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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 | |
Owner | Fieldview Broadcasting, LLC[1][2] |
History | |
First air date | January 15, 1950; 74 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″N 93°52′36.82″W / 42.0227611°N 93.8768944°W / 42.0227611; -93.8768944[1][2] |
Translator(s) | 101.5 K268DS (Boone) |
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Public license information |
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Webcast | KWBGLive.com [1] |
Website | KWBG.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 CountiesinIowa.[1][3][4] KWBG is owned and operated by Fieldview Broadcasting, LLC.[1][2]
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 contemporarytocountry 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]
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