WHO (1040 kHz "Newsradio 1040") is a commercial AM radio station in
Des Moines, Iowa. The station is owned by iHeartMedia and carries a
news/talk radio format. The studios and offices are on Grand Avenue in
Des Moines.[1] The transmitter is on Northeast 120th Street in
Mitchellville, Iowa.[2]
WHO broadcasts with 50,000 watts, the maximum power permitted for
commercial AM stations. It uses a non-directional antenna. WHO dates
back to the early days of broadcasting and is a Class A clear-channel
station. With a good radio, the station can be heard over much of the
Central United States
![]() Central United States during nighttime hours. During daytime hours, its transmitter power and Iowa's flat land (with near-perfect soil conductivity) gives it at least secondary coverage of most of Iowa, as well as parts of Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas, Wisconsin, Minnesota ![]() Minnesota and South Dakota. Contents 1 History 1.1 Early Years 1.2 Ronald Reagan, WHO Sportscaster 1.3 WHO-FM and WHO-TV 2 Personalities and Programming 3 Sports Programming 4 References 5 External links History[edit]
Early Years[edit]
WHO first began broadcasting on April 10, 1924.[3] While most radio
stations in
Iowa
Ronald Reagan
Future United States President
Ronald Reagan
Stein, Jeff, Making Waves: The People and Places of
Iowa
^ WHOradio.iheart.com ^ Radio-Locator.com ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-76 ^ http://www.skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=18905 ^ http://www.whoradio.com/pages/vbpersonality.html ^ http://www.whoradio.com/pages/about/staff/index.html?feed=121651&article=371669 External links[edit] Official website
WHO radio historical artifacts from DesMoinesBroadcasting.com
WHO-Tour of
Transmitter
v t e Radio stations in the Des Moines–
Ames, Iowa
By AM frequency 540 640 940 1040 1150 1260 1310 1350 1430 1460 1490 1590 1700 By FM frequency 88.1 88.5 88.7 88.9 89.3 90.1 91.3 91.7 92.5 93.3 94.1 94.9 96.1 96.3 97.3 97.7 97.9 98.3 98.9 99.3 99.9 100.3 101.1 101.7 102.5 103.3 104.1 105.1 105.5 105.9 106.3 107.1 107.5 NOAA Weather Radio frequency 162.55 By callsign K260AM KASI KAZR KBGG KCYZ KDFR KDLF KDLS KDLS-FM KDPS KDRA-LP KDRB KDXA KFMG-LP KGGO KHKI KICG KICJ KICL KICP KIOA KJJY KJMC KKDM KMYR KNSL KNWI KNWM KPSZ KPUL KRNT KSTZ KTIA-FM KURE KWBG KWDM KWKY KWMT KWQW KXIA KXLQ KXNO WHO WOI WOI-FM WXL57 Defunct KCBC-FM
KGVC-LP
Nearby radio markets
Cedar Rapids–
Iowa
See also List of radio stations in Iowa v t e Radio stations in the Burlington,
Iowa
By FM frequency 88.1 89.9 90.7 92.1 93.5 95.3 96.3 97.3 98.3 100.1 101.7 103.1 105.5 107.3 107.7 By AM frequency 1130 1150 1360 1490 NOAA Weather Radio frequency 162.525 By callsign K214BC K299AU KAIP KAYP KBKB KBKB-FM KBUR KCDM KCPS KDMG KGRS KKMI KHDK KILJ KILJ-FM KOKX-FM KRNQ WKAI WQKQ WXN83 Defunct WCAZ (990 AM) Nearby radio markets
Cedar Rapids–
Iowa
See also List of radio stations in Iowa v t e Radio stations in the Cedar Rapids–
Iowa
By AM frequency 600 800 860 910 1040 1360 1380 1450 1540 1600 1630 By FM frequency 88.3 89.1 89.7 90.9 91.7 92.3 93.1 94.1 95.7 96.5 98.1 99.1 99.7 100.7 101.9 102.9 104.5 105.7 106.1 107.1 107.9 NOAA Weather Radio frequency 162.45 162.475 By callsign KBEA-FM KCCK-FM KCII KCII-FM KCJJ KDAT KFMW KGYM KHAK KJY64 KKHQ-FM KKRQ KKSY-FM KMJM KMRY KNWS-FM KOKZ KOSY-FM KRNA KRQN KRUI-FM KSKB KSUI KUNI KWPC KXEL KXGM KXIC KZIA WHO WMT WSUI WXL61 Nearby radio markets Burlington Dubuque Des Moines–Ames Fort Dodge Ottumwa Quad Cities Waterloo–Cedar Falls See also List of radio stations in Iowa v t e News/ Talk radio stations in the state of Iowa Stations
KBIZ
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Iowa v t e Clear-channel stations These AM radio stations have a full-power nighttime skywave signal well beyond their daytime groundwave coverage, by international agreements. Canada CBEF CBK CBN CBR CBT CBW CBY CFRB CFTR CFZM CJBC CKAC CKDO CKGM CKWX United States KAAY KBBI KBRW KBYR KCBF KCHU KDKA KDLG KENI KEX KFAB KFAQ KFAR KFBK KFI KFQD KGO KICY KIRO KJNP KMOX KNBR KNOM KNX KNZR KOA KOAN KOKC KOMO KOTZ KRLD KSL KSTP KVNT KWKH KXEL KYUK KYW WABC WBAL WBAP WBBM WBBR WBT WBZ WCBS WCCO WCKY WFAN WFED WFME WGN WGY WHAM WHAS WHO WJR WLAC WLS WLW WMVP WOAI WOR WPHT WRVA WSB WSCR WSM WTAM WTIC WWKB WWL WWVA Mexico XEB XEEP XEG XEMR XEPRS XEQ XERF XEROK XEW XEWA XEWK XEWW XEX Bahamas ZNS-1 By frequency 540 (SK) 540 (NL) 540 (S.L.P.) 640 (NL) 640 (CA) 640 (AK) 650 (AK) 650 (TN) 660 (AK) 660 (NY) 670 (AK) 670 (IL) 680 (AK) 680 (CA) 680 (ON) 690 (B.C.) 690 (QC) 700 (AK) 700 (OH) 710 (WA) 710 (NY) 720 (AK) 720 (IL) 730 (QC) 730 (CDMX) 740 (ON) 750 (AK) 750 (GA) 760 (MI) 770 (AK) 770 (NY) 780 (AK) 780 (IL) 800 (Chih.) 810 (CA) 810 (NY) 820 (AK) 820 (TX) 830 (MN) 840 (KY) 850 (AK) 850 (CO) 860 (ON) 870 (LA) 880 (NY) 890 (AK) 890 (IL) 900 (CDMX) 940 (CDMX) 990 (MB) 990 (NL) 1000 (IL) 1000 (WA) 1010 (AB) 1010 (ON) 1020 (AK) 1020 (PA) 1030 (MA) 1040 (IA) 1050 (N.L.) 1060 (PA) 1060 (CDMX) 1070 (CA) 1080 (AK) 1080 (CT) 1080 (TX) 1090 (AR) 1090 (MD) 1090 (B.C.) 1100 (OH) 1110 (NC) 1110 (NE) 1120 (MO) 1130 (BC) 1130 (LA) 1130 (NY) 1140 (VA) 1140 (N.L.) 1160 (UT) 1170 (AK) 1170 (OK) 1170 (WV) 1180 (NY) 1190 (OR) 1190 (Jal.) 1200 (TX) 1210 (PA) 1220 (CDMX) 1500 (DC) 1500 (MN) 1510 (TN) 1520 (NY) 1520 (OK) 1530 (CA) 1530 (OH) 1540 (IA) 1540 (Bah.) 1550 (ON) 1560 (CA) 1560 (NY) 1570 (Coah.) 1580 (ON) See also Daytime-only radio stations v t e iHeartMedia Corporate officers Bob Pittman (Chairman/CEO) Board of directors Lowry Mays Irving Azoff B. J. "Red" McCombs J. C. Watts John H. Williams Radio stations List of radio stations owned by iHeartMedia Radio networks Evolution Fox Sports Radio Premiere Networks Premium Choice Total Traffic and Weather Network Miscellaneous Clear Channel Outdoor Clear Channel UK iHeartRadio List of programming syndicated by iHeartMedia Mediabase Radio Comput |