branding newsradio 1040 who frequency 1040 khz also on hd radio first air date april 11 1924 format news talk power 50 000 watts class a transmitter coordinates 41 39 10 n 93 21 01 w 41.65278 n 93.35028 w 41.65278 ; 93.35028 main antenna 41 39 10 n 93 21 7 w 41.65278 n 93.35194 w 41.65278 ; 93.35194 auxiliary antenna callsign meaning derived from the word who ; also attributed to palmer chiropractic slogan with hands only affiliations fox news radio iowa hawkeyes radio network owner iheartmedia inc. citicasters licenses inc. website www.whoradio.com who is a iheartmedia radio station broadcasting 50 000 watts on 1040 am from des moines iowa with a news talk format . the station is owned by iheartmedia inc. the station can be heard over most of the continental united states during nighttime hours . during daytime hours its transmitter power and iowa s flat land with near perfect soil conductivity allows it to be heard in almost all of iowa as well as parts of minnesota illinois missouri nebraska kansas wisconsin and south dakota . contents 1 history 2 personalities and programming 3 references 4 external links history edit who first began broadcasting on april 11 1924 from the top floor of the liberty building in downtown des moines . 1 the station was originally owned by bankers life which is now the principal financial group . after the frc s general order 40 reallocated frequencies in 1928 who ended up sharing time on the same frequency with woc in davenport . in 1930 b. j. palmer owner of woc bought who and the two stations operated together as woc who until a new 50 000 watt transmitter near mitchellville began operating on november 11 1933 . woc ceased broadcasting that day but returned on another frequency a year later . who moved from 1000 am to the current 1040 am on march 29 1941 as a result of the north american regional broadcasting agreement . today who is one of only two 50 000 watt am radio stations in iowa kxel in waterloo is the other however it is not on a 1928 band plan clear channel like who but is on a narba band plan clear channel dually allocated to the bahamas class i a and to waterloo ia class i b though who s signal is always non directional but kxel s is directional at night as are most but not all class i bs . 2 in 1948 who fm 100.3 signed on the air ; who fm has changed formats and call letters several times since then and now broadcasts as kdrb 100.3 the bus . in 1954 who tv began broadcasting on channel 13 . who was owned by the palmer family until jacor broadcasting purchased the station in 1997 ; jacor merged with clear channel communications a year later . who and the other clear channel radio stations in des moines kdrb kdxa kkdm and kxno continued to share a building with who tv until they moved into a new facility in 2005 . for many years who has used an owl as its mascot an apparent play on its call letters . personalities and programming edit ronald reagan working for who in the mid 1930s future united states president ronald reagan worked as a sportscaster with who from 1932 to 1937 . among his duties were re creations of chicago cubs baseball games as did many radio stations in those days when sports networks had not yet become widespread . local talk show hosts include van harden and bonnie lucas co hosts of the van & bonnie 3 morning show ; followed by jan mickelson in the morning ; and simon conway originally from london england taking the afternoon drive slot since in april 2011 . weekend local talk shows include saturday morning live and the who radio wise guys . who also carries syndicated talk shows such as those hosted by rush limbaugh dave ramsey and steve deace . iowa governor terry branstad also does an hour long call in show on the second tuesday of the month . who has been the longtime flagship station of university of iowa sports . jim zabel who joined who in 1944 4 was their play by play voice for hawkeyes football and basketball games from 1949 to 1996 . that is when the university of iowa licensed exclusive rights to do radio play by play to learfield sports which picked gary dolphin as the play by play announcer for hawkeyes men s and women s basketball . until his death in 2013 zabel remained with who as co host with jon miller of hawkeyenation of the sound off sports talk show that airs on saturdays during hawkeyes seasons and as co host of two guys named jim on sunday nights with former iowa state university football coach jim walden . who perennially ranks at or near the top of the arbitron ratings in the des moines market . who broadcasts an internet stream 24 hours per day available through their website . references edit stein jeff making waves the people and places of iowa broadcasting isbn 0 9718323 1 5 . cedar rapids iowa wdg communications 2004 . http www.skyscraperpage.com cities buildingid 18905 http www.radio locator.com cgi bin finder call kxel & x 0 & y 0 & sr y & s c 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 and history query the fcc s am station database for who radio locator information on who query nielsen audio s am station database for who v t e radio stations in the des moines ames iowa market 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 by am frequency 540 640 940 1040 1150 1260 1310 1350 1430 1460 1490 1590 1700 noaa weather radio frequency 162.550 by callsign k260am kasi kazr kbgg kcyz kdfr kdlf kdls kdls fm kdps kdra 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 94.1 fm nearby radio markets cedar rapids iowa city fort dodge kansas city omaha council bluffs ottumwa sioux city waterloo cedar falls see also list of radio stations in iowa v t e radio stations in the burlington iowa market 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 990 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 wcaz wkai wqkq wxn83 nearby radio markets cedar rapids iowa city ottumwa peoria quad cities quincy hannibal keokuk springfield see also list of radio stations in iowa v t e radio stations in the cedar rapids iowa city market 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 ottumwa kcfi cedar falls kdth dubuque kfjb marshalltown kglo mason city kicd spencer kilr estherville kscj sioux city ksde lp de soto kwbg boone kxel waterloo kxic iowa city wdbq dubuque who des moines wmt cedar rapids woc davenport 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 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 xeruv 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 690 b.c. 690 qc 700 ak 700 oh 710 wa 710 ny 720 ak 720 il 730 qc 730 d.f. 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 d.f. 940 d.f. 990 mb 990 nf 1000 il 1000 wa 1010 ab 1010 on 1020 ak 1020 pa 1030 ma 1040 ia 1050 n.l. 1060 pa 1060 d.f. 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 d.f. 1500 dc 1500 mn 1510 tn 1520 ny 1520 ok 1530 ca 1530 oh 1540 ia 1540 bah . 1550 on 1550 ver . 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 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 computing services retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title who am & oldid 741280311 categories hd radio stations1924 establishments in iowanews and talk radio stations in the united statesradio stations established in 1924radio stations in des moines 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