KHKE is a

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owned and operated by the

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in Cedar Falls,

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, United States, which broadcasts on 89.5 MHz. It is a classical station, sharing broadcast facilities with KUNI. It is now a part of

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, operating with the other two public radio station clusters at the

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and

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Ice storm and tower collapse

On February 24

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the upper half of the KHKE tower collapsed due to an ice storm. The remaining lower half was later demolished, and the tower was scheduled to be rebuilt in Summer 2007.

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Iowa Public Radio
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