KWBG

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KWBG (1590 AM) is a news/talk/sports-formatted broadcast radio station.[1] The station is licensed to Boone, Iowa and serves Boone and Story Counties in Iowa.[2][3][4] KWBG is owned and operated by Fieldview Broadcasting, LLC.[2][5]

History

The station began broadcasting January 15, 1950, and ran 1,000 watts, during daytime hours only.[6][7] It was originally owned by Boone Broadcasting Co.[7] The following year, the station began nighttime operations, running 500 watts, utilizing a directional array.[7] In the early 1970s, the station was sold to E. G. Wenrick and Kenneth Kilmer.[7][8][9] In 1980, KWBG and its sister station KWBG-FM were sold to a group headed by general manager[10] Dennis Borwick for $508,476.[7][11] In 1986, KWBG and its FM sister station were sold to KZBA, Inc. for $606,344.[12][13] In 1989, the station was sold to G.O. Radio, Inc. for $400,000.[14]

In 1993, the station's format was changed from adult contemporary to country music.[15] By the late 1990s, the station was airing a farm news-talk format.[16] In 1999, the station was sold to Waitt Radio.[16][17] Fieldview Broadcasting took ownership of KWBG in 2018.[18][19] In 2019, KWBG received the National Association of Broadcasters' Crystal Award.[20][21]

References

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  7. ↑ a b c d e History Cards for KWBG, fcc.gov. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Ownership Changes", Broadcasting. September 21, 1970. p. 67. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Ownership Changes", Broadcasting. July 2, 1973. p. 56. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
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  11. ↑ "Changing Hands", Broadcasting. November 17, 1980. p. 58. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Changing Hands", Broadcasting. May 5, 1986. pp. 72, 73. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Transactions", Radio & Records. May 16, 1986. p. 10. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Changing Hands", Broadcasting. May 22, 1989. p. 68. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  15. ↑ "Format Changes", The M Street Journal. Vol. 10, No. 27. July 7, 1993. p. 1. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  16. ↑ a b "Elsewhere", The M Street Journal. Vol. 16, No. 32. August 11, 1999. p. 1. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  17. ↑ "Transactions", Radio & Records. August 13, 1999. p. 6. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  18. ↑ Jacobson, Adam. "Riverfront Cast Off Sends Four Iowa Assets To Graeve", Radio & Television Business Report. December 28, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  19. ↑ "Deal Digest: An AM Is Biggest Ticket Sale Of The Week", Inside Radio. November 15, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  20. ↑ Kahler, Logan. "KWBG NABs National Broadcasting Award", Ames Tribune. Apr 26, 2019. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  21. ↑ "Hubbard, Beasley, iHeart FMs Among Crystal Radio Award Winners", Radio & Television Business Report. April 10, 2019. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
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