KDWA
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| [[Frequency|FrequencTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | 1460 kHz |
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| Branding | KDWA AM 1460/FM 97.7 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Talk/Personality |
| Affiliations | USA Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | K & M Broadcasting, Inc. |
| KQPR | |
| History | |
First air date | October 24, 1963 |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 32986 | |
| Class | D |
| Power | 1,000 watts day 41 watts night |
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| [[Broadcast relay station|TranslatorTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | 97.7 W249DK (Hastings) |
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| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | kdwa.com |
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KDWA (1460 AM/97.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a hyperlocal News/Talk format, licensed to Hastings, Minnesota. The station is currently owned by K & M Broadcasting, Inc. and features national news programming from the USA Radio Network at the top of each hour. Locally, KDWA is especially known for its coverage of local news and high school sports for both Hastings and Prescott.
History
KDWA began broadcasting on October 24, 1963. It was founded by John McKane, a former editor for the Hastings Star Gazette. The station's first news director, Dave Baudoin, became the majority co-owner in 1968.[2]
In 1971, KDWA was allowed to broadcast at night, at a reduced wattage output. Previously, the station (like many AM stations at the time) would sign on at sunrise and sign off at sunset.
In 1991, Dan Massman bought the station for $150,000. The following year, he moved it to its current location on Highway 61 in downtown Hastings.
While KDWA is primarily a talk station, a weekly Top 40/EDM show was DJ'd by Reggie Bauer beginning in 2011 and ending in 2015.[3] Bauer later went on to work as a manager for KDWA's sister station, Power 96 in Albert Lea, Minnesota.[4]
On March 25, 2016, KDWA began simulcasting on an FM translator at 97.9 MHz.[5] However, on May 4 they moved down to 97.7 to avoid interference with a low-power station in Lakeville.[6]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Facility Technical Data for KDWA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Hastings: Independent radio station KDWA marks 50 years on air". October 28, 2013.
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/NewGenRadioKDWA [user-generated source]
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Reggie Bauer on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on April 27, 2022.[user-generated source]
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External links
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- KDWA in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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- W249DK at FCCdata.org
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