KOEL (AM)
US radio station serving Waterloo, Cedar Falls and surrounding cities / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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KOEL (950 kHz) is an AM radio station serving Waterloo, Cedar Falls and surrounding cities with a news/talk format. The station is under the ownership of Townsquare Media. Despite different owners and affiliations, KOEL and KWWL maintain a strong partnership.
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Quick Facts Broadcast area, Frequency ...
Broadcast area | Waterloo-Cedar Falls area |
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Frequency | 950 kHz |
Branding | AM 950 KOEL |
Programming | |
Format | News/talk/classic country |
Affiliations | ABC News Radio Fox News Radio Compass Media Networks Salem Radio Network Westwood One |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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KCRR, KKHQ-FM, KOEL-FM | |
History | |
First air date | February 7, 1951 (first license granted) |
Call sign meaning | Oelwein |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 28475 |
Class | B |
Power | 5,000 watts day 500 watts night |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | koel.com |
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On August 30, 2013, a deal was announced in which Townsquare would acquire 53 Cumulus Media stations, including KOEL, for $238 million. The deal was part of Cumulus' acquisition of Dial Global; Townsquare and Dial Global are both controlled by Oaktree Capital Management.[1][2] The sale to Townsquare was completed on November 14, 2013.[3]