KQWC (AM)
| City of license | Webster City, Iowa |
|---|---|
| Branding | 1570 The Kruise |
| Frequency | 1570 kHz |
| Translator(s) | 92.9 K225BZ (Webster City) |
| First air date | February 9, 1950 (as KJFJ) |
| Format | Oldies |
| Power |
232 watts (daytime) 137 watts (nighttime) |
| Class | D |
| Facility ID | 24660 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 42°28′04″N 93°47′48″W / 42.46778°N 93.79667°W |
| Former callsigns | KJFJ (1950-1971) |
| Owner | Riverfront Broadcasting of Iowa, LLC |
| Website | kqradio.com |
KQWC (1570 AM) is a commercial radio station serving the Webster City, Iowa area. The station broadcasts an oldies format. KQWC is licensed to Riverfront Broadcasting of Iowa, LLC.
KQWC also provides regular news, weather and sports coverage. A daily one hour agricultural information called AgriTalk is locally produced and aired at 10 AM Monday through Friday.
According 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]
Previous logo
(KQWC's logo under previous "Magic 1570" branding)
References
External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for KQWC
- Radio-Locator Information on KQWC
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for KQWC
- Query the FCC's FM station database for K225BZ
- Radio-Locator information on K225BZ
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