KNWM (96.1 FM) is a Christmas music formatted radio station licensed to Madrid, Iowa and serving Ames, and the northern Des Moines suburbs. It is owned and operated by

University of Northwestern – St. Paul University of Northwestern (UNW) is a private Christian university in Roseville, Minnesota. History It was established in 1902 as ''Northwestern Bible and Missionary Training School'' by William Bell Riley, a pastor at First Baptist Churc ...

Roseville, Minnesota Roseville is a city in Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States. It is one of two Twin Cities suburbs that are adjacent to both Saint Paul and Minneapolis (the other is Lauderdale). The land comprising Falcon Heights, Lauderdale, and southern R ...

, a religious university which owns a chain of radio stations around the U.S. KNWM previously was simulcast with

KNWI KNWI, (107.1 FM, "Life 107.1") is a Contemporary Christian radio station, licensed to Osceola, Iowa and serving the Des Moines metropolitan area. It is owned and operated by University of Northwestern – St. Paul in Roseville, Minnesota, a reli ...

until its upgrade to 100,000 watts in October of 2021. Central Iowa Contemporary Christian Station Upgrades
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History

Up until October 2021, KNWM simulcasted Osceola sister station

. KNWI had recently upgraded from 30kW to 100kW, which resulted in better coverage into Des Moines, meaning that KNWM was no longer needed. Granted, many listeners in Ames have reported not being able to pick 107.1 up. KNWM is currently stunting with a Christmas music format.

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NWM Radio stations established in 1983 Northwestern Media {{DesMoinesIA-stub