KWLO

Infobox Radio station
name = KWLO


city = Waterloo, Iowa
area = Waterloo and Vicinity
branding = "Star 1330"
slogan = "Where All The Stars Have Gone!"
airdate = November 4, 1947
frequency = 1330 kHz
format = Adult Standards/oldies
power = 5,000 watts
class = B
callsign_meaning = WaterLOo
former_callsigns = KWWL (1947-1980)
owner = Bahakel Communications
licensee = KXEL Broadcasting Company, Inc.
sister_stations = KFMW, KOKZ, KXEL
webcast =
website = [http://www.star1330.com star1330.com]
affiliations = Timeless (ABC Radio)
UNI Sports Network

KWLO (1330 AM, "Star 1330") is a radio station serving the Waterloo/Cedar Rapids metropolitan area with an adult standards/oldies format fed from ABC Radio's Timeless 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.

History

On June 12, 1947, the Federal Communications Commission 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.

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 Bahakel Comunications.

External links

* [http://www.star1330.com KWLO Star 1330 official website]
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