KOEL (950

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) is an AM

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serving Waterloo, Cedar Falls and surrounding cities with a

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format. The station is under the ownership of

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. Despite different owners and affiliations, KOEL and KWWL maintain a strong partnership. On August 30, 2013, a deal was announced in which Townsquare would acquire 53

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stations, including KOEL, for $238 million. The deal was part of Cumulus' acquisition of

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; Townsquare and Dial Global are both controlled by

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. The sale to Townsquare was completed on November 14, 2013.

Programming

On weekdays, KOEL-AM broadcasts news/talk programming as well as local

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business, sports reports, community calendar, lunch specials and stock market reports, with

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broadcast on the hour, along with Oelwein Huskies play by play. At weekends, KOEL has brief news breaks from ABC News with home improvement tips, field and stream radio, and

music (when not in special programming mode).

Staff

*Roger King - News Director/Farm Director *Johnny Marks - Brand Manager

References

External links

AM 950 KOEL FacebookAM 950 KOEL - Official Site
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