KWQW

Infobox Radio station
name = KWQW


city = Boone, Iowa
area = Des Moines
branding = WOW-FM
slogan = Talk Radio That's Now is Wow!
frequency = 98.3 (MHz)
translator =
airdate = 1975
format = Talk radio
erp = 41,000 watts
haat = 165 meters
class = C2
facility_id = [http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?list=0&facid=30116 30116]
coordinates = coord|41|49|51.0|N|93|43|54.0|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|title=KWQW
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns = KWBG-FM (1998-1991)
KIAB (1991-1993)
KRUU (1993-1996)
KRKQ (1996-2003)
KBGG-FM (2003-2004)
affiliations = ABC, MRN
owner = Citadel Broadcasting Company
licensee =
sister_stations = KBGG, KGGO, KHKI, KJJY
webcast = [http://www.983wowfm.com/article.asp?id=507304 Listen Live]
website = [http://www.983wowfm.com/ 983wowfm.com]

KWQW (98.3 FM, "WOW-FM") is a radio station broadcasting a talk radio format. Licensed to Boone, Iowa, that serves the Des Moines area. The station is currently owned by Citadel Broadcasting Company. KWQW's studios are in Urbandale, Iowa, along with Citadel's other stations: KGGO, KJJY, KHKI, and KBGG.

History

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As KRKQ the station took on the nickname of "98 Rock," featuring a classic rock format that competed with longtime ratings leader KGGO as well as the Bob & Tom Show. In 2000 the station's format was tweaked to classic hits as "Magic 98.3" after owner Barnstable Communications acquired KGGO. A short time later, the format was changed to adult contemporary as "98.3 the River."

Barnstable sold all of its Des Moines stations to Wilks Broadcasting in 2001; the stations were sold to Citadel Broadcasting in 2003. On November 11 of that year, Citadel changed KRKQ's format to talk radio as "WOW-FM, the Capital's Big Talker." The Bob & Tom Show was the only program that carried over to the new format. The station's call letters were changed to KBGG-FM shortly afterwards. On December 28, 2004, the call letters became KWQW.

During the 2004 Presidential election, the station gained attention by running satirical billboards portraying candidates George W. Bush and John Kerry as a same-sex bride and groom.

Programming

Most of KWQW's programming is syndicated. "The Bob & Tom Show" has been syndicated by the station since October 31, 1996. Other syndicated talk shows include Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, and Michael Savage. In 2005, Paul Harvey became part of the station's lineup after WHO dropped the show. The station has several local talk shows, "Mac's World" with J. Michael McKoy, on its daily schedule; along with Highway 6, the Iowa Sportsmans Hour, Cyclone Watch, the Iowa Business Hour, Inside Hawkeye Sports, Friday Night Live, On The Tee, and Moving Iowa.

References

External links

* [http://www.983wowfm.com Official WOW-FM website]
*FM station data|KWQW