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KZWC

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KZWC
Frequency1570 kHz
Branding1570 - 92.9 The Breeze
Programming
FormatSoft oldies
AffiliationsABC News Radio
Ownership
Owner
  • Danette and Kirk Graeve
  • (Fieldview Broadcasting LLC)
KQWC-FM
History
First air date
February 9, 1950 (as KJFJ)
Former call signs
KJFJ (1950–1971)
KQWC (1971–2016)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID24660
ClassD
Power232 watts day
137 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
42°28′04″N 93°47′48″W / 42.46778°N 93.79667°W / 42.46778; -93.79667
Translator(s)92.9 K225BZ (Webster City)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitekqradio.com

KZWC (1570 AM) is a commercial radio station serving the Webster City, Iowa, area. The station broadcasts a soft oldies format. KZWC is licensed to Fieldview Broadcasting LLC.

The station's frequency, 1570 AM, is a Mexican clear-channel frequency on which XERF-AM is the dominant Class A station.

KZWC also provides regular news, weather and sports coverage. A daily one-hour agricultural information called AgriTalk is locally produced and aired at 10 a.m. Monday through Friday.

Logo as "The Kruise"

According to 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.[2]

On March 28, 2016, the station changed its call sign to KZWC.

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KZWC". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ FCC Antenna Structure Registration data
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