WOI-FM explained

WOI-FM
City:Ames, Iowa
Area:Central Iowa
Branding:IPR News and Studio One
Format:News
adult alternative
Subchannels:HD2: KSUI simulcast (Classical music)
Erp:100,000 watts
Haat:454m (1,490feet)
Class:C
Facility Id:29118
Coordinates:41.8092°N -93.615°W
Callsign Meaning:from sister station WOI
Affiliations:NPR, American Public Media
Owner:Iowa Public Radio, Inc.
Sister Stations:WOI (AM)
Website:Iowa Public Radio
Licensing Authority:FCC

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

WOI-FM broadcasts two digital channels in the HD Radio (hybrid) format.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=91 HD Radio Guide for Des Moines, Iowa