KWBG is a radio station

Radio station

Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...

 licensed to serve the community of Boone, Iowa

Boone, Iowa

Boone is a city in and the county seat of Des Moines Township, Boone County, Iowa, United States. It is the principal city of the 'Boone, Iowa Micropolitan Statistical Area', which encompasses all of Boone County. This micropolitan statistical area, along with the 'Ames, Iowa Metropolitan...

. The station primarily broadcasts a News Talk Information format. KWBG is owned by NRG Media

NRG Media

NRG Media is a media company headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It was founded on March 1, 2005, as a result of a merger of NewRadio Group and the radio assets of Waitt Media. At its inception it was the seventh largest radio company in the USA. NRG owns and operates 54 radio stations in four...

 and licensed to NRG License Sub, LLC.

KWBG uses a single tower during daytime operation, and switches to a two-tower antenna for nighttime operation which directs the signal toward the northwest.

KWBG covers the schools of Boone, Ogden

Ogden, Iowa

Ogden is a city in Yell Township, Boone County, Iowa, United States. The population was 2,023 at the 2000 census. It is part of the 'Boone, Iowa Micropolitan Statistical Area', which is a part of the larger 'Ames-Boone, Iowa Combined Statistical Area'....

 and Madrid

Madrid, Iowa

Madrid is a city in Douglas Township, Boone County, Iowa, United States. The population was 2,264 at the 2000 census. It is part of the 'Boone, Iowa Micropolitan Statistical Area', which is a part of the larger 'Ames-Boone, Iowa Combined Statistical Area'....

 as well as the community college in Boone, DMACC.

The broadcast tower site is located just south of town.

External links

• Company website, KWBG