Broadcast area | Central Iowa |
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Frequency | 90.1 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | IPR News and Studio One |
Programming | |
Format | News; adult alternative |
Subchannels | HD2: KSUI simulcast (Classical music) |
Affiliations | NPR, American Public Media |
Ownership | |
Owner | Iowa Public Radio, Inc. |
WOI (AM) | |
History | |
First air date | December 1, 1949 |
Call sign meaning | from sister station WOI |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 29118 |
Class | C |
ERP | 100,000 watts |
HAAT | 454 meters (1,490 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°48′33″N 93°36′54″W / 41.80917°N 93.61500°W |
Translator(s) | 104.7 MHz K284CN (Ames) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | Iowa Public Radio |
WOI-FM (90.1 FM) is a radio station licensed to Ames, Iowa, serving the greater Ames/Des Moines area. The station is owned by Iowa Public Radio. WOI-FM carries IPR's "News and Studio One" service—a mix of National Public Radio news programming and adult alternative music.
WOI-FM first hit the airwaves on December 1, 1949. It was originally a full-time simulcast of WOI. The two stations went their separate ways in the 1960s.
Until the formation of Iowa Public Radio in 2004, WOI-FM was the flagship station for a mini-network of FM stations in central Iowa, including KWOI in Carroll and KTPR in Fort Dodge.
For most of the time since the formation of NPR, WOI-FM aired a mix of classical music and NPR news and talk programming, simulcasting many programs with its AM sister. Shortly after midnight on September 10, 2012, IPR switched WOI-FM's format to the News and Studio One service. The classical service moved to WOI-FM's second digital subcarrier. For those without HD Radio, classical music continues to be heard in portions of central Iowa on five full-power stations that between them cover most of the region.
HD programming
[edit]WOI-FM broadcasts two digital channels in the HD Radio (hybrid) format.[2]
- See also Iowa Public Radio
External links
[edit]- Iowa Public Radio
- Facility details for Facility ID 29118 (WOI-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WOI-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WOI-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=91 HD Radio Guide for Des Moines, Iowa