KWIT

KWIT and KOJI
Frequencies
  • KWIT: 90.3 MHz
  • KOJI: 90.7 MHz
BrandingSiouxland Public Media
Programming
FormatClassical music/news/talk
AffiliationsNational Public Radio
Ownership
OwnerWestern Iowa Tech Community College
History
First air date
  • KWIT: January 31, 1978 (1978-01-31)
  • KOJI: August 2002 (2002-08)[1]
Call sign meaning
  • KWIT: Western Iowa Tech
  • KOJI: Okoboji
Technical information[2][3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID
  • KWIT: 71839
  • KOJI: 123310
Class
  • KWIT: C1
  • KOJI: A
ERP
  • KWIT: 100,000 watts
  • KOJI: 4500 watts
HAAT
  • KWIT: 277 meters (909 ft)
  • KOJI: 113 meters (371 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.kwit.org

KWIT (90.3 FM) is the National Public Radio member station for Sioux City, Iowa and northwestern Iowa. It airs a mix of NPR programming and classical music. Owned by Western Iowa Tech Community College, it operates a full-time satellite, KOJI (90.7 FM) in Okoboji, Iowa. It is the largest NPR station in Iowa that is not a part of Iowa Public Radio.

KWIT signed on for the first time on January 31, 1978.[4] Prior to then, most of the area got grade B coverage from WOI in Ames, and from KUSD in Vermillion, South Dakota. KWIT is the first radio station to broadcast on HD radio in Sioux City.[5]

After several years of branding as "KWIT-KOJI", in 2017 it adopted the on-air name "Siouxland Public Media".

Syndicated Shows

Iowa Basement Tapes

Iowa Basement Tapes is an American weekly hour-long radio program created by host Kristian Day and produced in collaboration with KFMG-LP (98.9 FM). The show focuses on Iowa's history in punk rock, garage, metal, and electronic. It is syndicated on KWIT (90.3FM) and KOJI (90.7FM) broadcasting on Fridays from 11PM to Midnight.

References

  1. ^ "KWIT FM90 reaches Okoboji". Sioux City Journal. Sioux City, Iowa. August 7, 2002. p. A5. Retrieved June 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KWIT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KOJI". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ^ "Public radio makes its Northwest Iowa debut today". Sioux City Journal. Sioux City, Iowa. January 31, 1978. p. A8. Retrieved June 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Fox, Joanne (July 24, 2009). "KWIT first Sioux City radio station to embrace HD". Sioux City Journal. Sioux City, Iowa. p. C6. Retrieved June 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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