KWLO
Encyclopedia
KWLO is a radio station
serving the Waterloo
/Cedar Rapids
metropolitan area with an oldies
format fed from Dial Global
's "Kool Gold
" satellite feed. It broadcasts on AM frequency 1330 kHz and is under ownership of Bahakel Communications
. KWLO is also the flagship station of the University of Northern Iowa
Sports Network.
granted a construction permit
to Black Hawk Broadcasting Company for a radio station in Waterloo, Iowa. Less than five months later, Black Hawk President R.J. McElroy has made the launch of KWWL-AM a reality. The station began broadcasting on AM frequency 1320, operating at 1,000 watts of power in studio space once occupied by WMT-AM
in the Hotel Russell Lamson. The dial setting changed to 1330 a short time later, operating at 5,000 watts. KWWL-AM was a very popular Top 40 station until the format moved to co-owned sister station KFMW in 1982. KWLO's format moved from adult contemporary and oldies before settling into its current format. For a time, it was syndicating a combined Oldies/Standards
format courtesy of Citadel Media's "Timeless
" satellite feed. With that network's demise on February 13, 2010, KWLO slightly tweaked their format and switched over to Dial Global's "Kool Gold" network.
McElroy formed KWWL-TV in 1953 and KWWL-FM (now KFMW
) in 1968. In 1980, KWWL-AM became KWLO with the sale of the Black Hawk Broadcasting Company to Forward Communications. The current owner is Bahakel Communications.
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...
serving the Waterloo
Waterloo, Iowa
Waterloo is a city in and the county seat of Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census the population decreased by 0.5% to 68,406. Waterloo is part of the Waterloo – Cedar Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is the more populous of the two...
/Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Cedar Rapids is the second largest city in Iowa and is the county seat of Linn County. The city lies on both banks of the Cedar River, north of Iowa City and east of Des Moines, the state's capital and largest city...
metropolitan area with an oldies
Oldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
format fed from Dial Global
Dial Global
Dial Global is a radio syndication company. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Triton Media Group and is a sister company to Townsquare Media, both of which are owned by Oaktree Capital Management....
's "Kool Gold
Kool Gold
Kool Gold is a 24-hour music format produced by Dial Global. Its playlist is composed of oldies music from the mid 1960s to mid 1980s, from artists such as Billy Joel, The Beach Boys, The Supremes, Rod Stewart and dozens more artists mainly targeted at listeners 45-54...
" satellite feed. It broadcasts on AM frequency 1330 kHz and is under ownership of Bahakel Communications
Bahakel Communications
Bahakel Communications is a Charlotte, North Carolina-based communications company that owns radio and television stations in the United States...
. KWLO is also the flagship station of the University of Northern Iowa
University of Northern Iowa
The University of Northern Iowa is a college located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States. UNI offers more than 120 majors across the colleges of Business Administration, Education, Humanities and Fine Arts, Natural Sciences, and Social and Behavioral sciences, and graduate college.UNI has...
Sports Network.
History
On June 12, 1947, the Federal Communications CommissionFederal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
granted a construction permit
Construction permit
A construction permit or building permit is a permit required in most jurisdictions for new construction, or adding on to pre-existing structures, and in some cases for major renovations. Generally, the new construction must be inspected during construction and after completion to ensure compliance...
to Black Hawk Broadcasting Company for a radio station in Waterloo, Iowa. Less than five months later, Black Hawk President R.J. McElroy has made the launch of KWWL-AM a reality. The station began broadcasting on AM frequency 1320, operating at 1,000 watts of power in studio space once occupied by WMT-AM
WMT (AM)
WMT is a news/talk radio station broadcasting in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in the United States. It is owned by Clear Channel Communications. The station's signal reaches most of Iowa and portions of neighboring states during daylight hours. -History:...
in the Hotel Russell Lamson. The dial setting changed to 1330 a short time later, operating at 5,000 watts. KWWL-AM was a very popular Top 40 station until the format moved to co-owned sister station KFMW in 1982. KWLO's format moved from adult contemporary and oldies before settling into its current format. For a time, it was syndicating a combined Oldies/Standards
Standard (music)
In music, a standard is a tune or song of established popularity.-See also:* Blues standard* Jazz standard* Pop standard* Great American Songbook-Further reading:* Greatest Rock Standards, published by Hal Leonard ISBN 0793588391...
format courtesy of Citadel Media's "Timeless
Timeless (radio network)
Timeless was a 24-hour satellite music service of Citadel Media . It has distributed a mix of soft oldies and adult standards to radio stations around the USA...
" satellite feed. With that network's demise on February 13, 2010, KWLO slightly tweaked their format and switched over to Dial Global's "Kool Gold" network.
McElroy formed KWWL-TV in 1953 and KWWL-FM (now KFMW
KFMW
KFMW, known as "Rock 108", is a radio station based in Waterloo, Iowa. The station has an active rock format. Its signal is transmitted from the AFLAC Tower north of Rowley, Iowa.-History:...
) in 1968. In 1980, KWWL-AM became KWLO with the sale of the Black Hawk Broadcasting Company to Forward Communications. The current owner is Bahakel Communications.