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WOI-FM

Coordinates: 41°48′33″N 93°36′54″W / 41.80917°N 93.61500°W / 41.80917; -93.61500
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WOI-FM
Broadcast areaCentral Iowa
Frequency90.1 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingIPR News and Studio One
Programming
FormatNews; adult alternative
SubchannelsHD2: KSUI simulcast (Classical music)
AffiliationsNPR, American Public Media
Ownership
OwnerIowa Public Radio, Inc.
WOI (AM)
History
First air date
December 1, 1949 (1949-12-01)
Call sign meaning
from sister station WOI
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID29118
ClassC
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT454 meters (1,490 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°48′33″N 93°36′54″W / 41.80917°N 93.61500°W / 41.80917; -93.61500
Translator(s)104.7 MHz K284CN (Ames)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
WebsiteIowa Public Radio

WOI-FM (90.1 FM) is a radio station licensed to Ames, Iowa, serving the greater Ames/Des Moines area. The station is owned by Iowa Public Radio. WOI-FM carries IPR's "News and Studio One" service—a mix of National Public Radio news programming and adult alternative music.

WOI-FM first hit the airwaves on December 1, 1949. It was originally a full-time simulcast of WOI. The two stations went their separate ways in the 1960s.

Until the formation of Iowa Public Radio in 2004, WOI-FM was the flagship station for a mini-network of FM stations in central Iowa, including KWOI in Carroll and KTPR in Fort Dodge.

For most of the time since the formation of NPR, WOI-FM aired a mix of classical music and NPR news and talk programming, simulcasting many programs with its AM sister. Shortly after midnight on September 10, 2012, IPR switched WOI-FM's format to the News and Studio One service. The classical service moved to WOI-FM's second digital subcarrier. For those without HD Radio, classical music continues to be heard in portions of central Iowa on five full-power stations that between them cover most of the region.

HD programming

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WOI-FM broadcasts two digital channels in the HD Radio (hybrid) format.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WOI-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=91 HD Radio Guide for Des Moines, Iowa