KWWL

Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = KWWL
city =
station_
station_slogan =
station_branding = KWWL Iowa’s News Channel 7
analog = 7 (VHF)
digital = 55 (UHF) returning to 7 in 2009
digital_temporary = 55
other_chs =
subchannels = 7.1 NBC-HD
7.2 NBC Weather Plus
7.3 Retro Television Network
network =
founded =
airdate = November 29, 1953
location = Waterloo, Iowa
callsign_meaning = Keep Watching WaterLoo
former_callsigns = KWWL-TV (1953-1983)
former_channel_numbers =
owner = Quincy Newspapers, Inc.
licensee = KWWL Television, Inc.
sister_stations =
former_affiliations = DuMont (1953-1955/6)| effective_radiated_power = 316 kW (analog)
194 kW (digital)
21800 watts (after 2009)
HAAT = 604 m (analog)
527 m (digital)
class =
facility_id = 593
coordinates = coord|42|24|2.5|N|91|50|36.9|W|type:landmark_scale:2000
homepage = [http://www.kwwl.com/ www.kwwl.com]

KWWL is a television station operating out of Waterloo, Iowa. The station operates on VHF channel 7. KWWL is owned by Quincy Newspapers. Its transmitter is located at the AFLAC Tower north of Rowley, Iowa.

KWWL is an affiliate of NBC. The station is the primary NBC affiliate for the northeastern third of the state of Iowa, including 21 counties and the larger cities of Waterloo, Cedar Rapids, Dubuque and Iowa City. The station's headquarters is in Waterloo, Iowa. KWWL also operates newsrooms and sales offices in Cedar Rapids and Dubuque.

In addition to its primary digital channel, KWWL operates "KWWL StormTrack7" on DT2. KWWL also transmitted "The Tube" digital music video channel until The Tube ceased operations on October 1, 2007. It now carries classic programming from Retro Television Network on DT3. [http://www.rtnville.com//programming.html]

History

KWWL came into existence at about the same time that other television stations — most notably KCRG and KGAN of Cedar Rapids, Iowa — began operating. (KGAN was WMT-TV at the time.) KWWL was founded by R.J. McElroy and the Black Hawk Broadcasting Company after a legal battle with a rival group KXEL in Waterloo. McElroy and Black Hawk Broadcasting won a lawsuit which allowed them to be granted a Federal Communications Commission license. The station was originally affiliated with NBC and the DuMont Television Network.Citation| last = | first = | author2-link = | title = KWWL-TV Affiliates With Dumont Network| newspaper = The Oelwein Daily Register| pages = 7| year = 1953| date = 1953-11-14| url = ]

Black Hawk Broadcasting sold the station to the American Family Life Insurance Company or AFLAC's broadcast division in 1980. Alabama-based Raycom Media later bought KWWL and six other stations from AFLAC. In 2006, Raycom sold KWWL and a handful of other stations following it's purchase of The Liberty Corporation in late 2005. [http://www.qni.biz/newsite/Press%20Release.pdf] Quincy Newspapers, Inc. became owner of KWWL on July 1, 2006. QNI owns about a dozen television stations, primarily in the Midwest. Other QNI stations serving parts of Iowa include KTIV in Sioux City and KTTC in Rochester, Minnesota. QNI's flagship station, WGEM also serves far southeastern Iowa.

Personalities and programming

Current news personalities (as of October 2008) include:
* Ron Steele, Weekday Evening Anchor/Reporter
* Tara Thomas, Weekday Evening Anchor/Reporter
* Chris Carter, Weekday Morning/Noon Anchor/Reporter
* Sunny Layne, Weekday Morning/Noon Anchor/Reporter
* Rick Coleman, Sports Director, Weekday Sports Anchor
* Mark Woodley, Weekend Sports Anchor
* Sid Jacob, Sports Reporter
* Jeff Kennedy, Weekday Evening Meteorologist
* Mark Schnackenberg, Weekday Morning and Noon Meteorologist
* Eileen Loan, Weekend Evening Meteorologist
* Jennifer Hildreth, Weekend Morning Meteorologist
* Danielle Wagner, Weekend Morning Anchor/Reporter
* Bob Waters, Weekend Evening Anchor/Reporter
* Bryan Goettel, reporter
* Jamie Grey, Reporter
* John Wilmer, Reporter
* Jenn Jarvis, Reporter
* Lauren Squires, Reporter

Syndicated programs aired by KWWL include "Dr. Phil", "Wheel of Fortune", "Jeopardy!" and "Martha".

Digital Television

In 2009, KWWL will remain on channel 7 when the analog to digital conversion is complete.http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf]

ee also

*Circle 7 logo

External links

* [http://www.kwwl.com/ KWWL Web Site]
*TVQ|KWWL
*BIA|KWWL|TV|TV

References

1. Lipps, Rick and Weaver, Tim. "KWWL Station History" ( [http://www.kwwl.com/Global/story.asp?S=277765 http://www.kwwl.com/Global/story.asp?S=277765] ) Date Accessed: July 30, 2005. Waterloo: KWWL.