KWBG

KWBG
Broadcast area
Boone County
Story County
Frequency1590 kHz
BrandingKWBG AM 1590
Programming
FormatTalk and sports
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerFieldview Broadcasting, LLC
History
First air date
January 15, 1950 (1950-01-15)
Call sign meaning
Keep Watching Boone Grow
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
22978
ClassB
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
Translator101.5 K268DS (Boone)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.kwbg.com

KWBG (1590 AM) is a talk and sports-formatted broadcast radio station. The station is licensed to Boone, Iowa, and serves Boone and Story Counties in Iowa. KWBG is owned and operated by Fieldview Broadcasting, LLC.

History

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

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

References

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  5. 1 2 Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-573. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
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  7. 1 2 3 4 5 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.
  10. ↑ "Radio station sold in Boone". Des Moines Tribune. June 25, 1981. p. 3. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  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. 1 2 "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 Archived June 24, 2021, at the Wayback Machine", 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.