KWAR

KWAR
City of license Waverly, Iowa
Branding Your Sound
Frequency 89.9 MHz
First air date 2008
Format Top 40 (CHR)
ERP 1000 watts
HAAT 26 meters (85 ft)
Class A
Facility ID 90974
Callsign meaning Wartburg College[1]
Former callsigns KWER (2007-2008)
Owner Wartburg College
Webcast [mms://media1.wartburg.edu/kwar Listen Live]
Website Official website

KWAR (89.9 FM, "Your Sound") is a radio station broadcasting a Top 40 (CHR) music format.[2] Licensed to Waverly, Iowa, USA, the station is currently owned by Wartburg College.[3]

History

The Federal Communications Commission issued a construction permit for the station on April 27, 2005.[4] The station was assigned the call sign KWER on June 25, 2007, and on April 8, 2008, changed its call sign to the current KWAR.[5] On August 7, 2008, the station received its license to cover.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web. http://nelson.oldradio.com/origins.call-list.html. Retrieved August 9, 2009. 
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ "KWAR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KWAR. Retrieved August 9, 2009. 
  4. ^ "Application Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. April 27, 2005. http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1041965. Retrieved August 9, 2009. 
  5. ^ "KWAR Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=90974&Callsign=KWAR. Retrieved August 9, 2009. 
  6. ^ "Application Search Details". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. August 7, 2008. http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1190807. Retrieved August 9, 2009. 

External links

KCUI (Central University of Iowa) •  KDIC (Grinnell College) •  KDPS (Grand View College) •  KDRA-LP (Drake University) •  KGVC-LP (Grand View College) •  KICB (Iowa Central Community College) •  KIGC (William Penn College) •  KMSC (Morningside College) •  KRNL-FM (Cornell College) •  KRUI-FM (University of Iowa) •  KSTM (Simpson College) •  KULT-LP (University of Northern Iowa) •  KURE (Iowa State University) •  KWAR (Wartburg College) •  KWLC (Luther College) •  KBVU-FM (Buena Vista University) • 
See also: adult contemporary, classic hits, college, country, news/talk, NPR, oldies, religious, rock, sports, top 40, urban, and other radio stations in Iowa
Modern rock radio stations in the state of Iowa
By frequency
89.7  · 89.9  · 97.5  · 105.1
By callsign
KBVU-FM  · KCCQ  · KIWR  · KWAR
By city
Alta · Ames · Council Bluffs · Waverly
See also: adult contemporary, classic hits, college, country, news/talk, NPR, oldies, religious, rock, sports, top 40, urban, and other radio stations in Iowa
Also see: active rock, classic rock and modern rock.