KIWA (AM)

KIWA (1550 AM) is a commercial radio station serving the Sheldon, Iowa area. The station primarily broadcasts a news/talk format. It also broadcasts full coverage of local sports.

KIWA

Sheldon, Iowa
Frequency	1550 kHz
Programming
Format	News/Talk
Ownership
Owner	Neil Lipetzky, Dean Sorenson, and Duane Butt (Community First Broadcasting, LLC)
History
First air date	October 27, 1961
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	60088
Class	D
Power	283 watts (daytime) 6 watts (nighttime)
Transmitter coordinates	43°10′53″N 95°51′56″W
Translator(s)	100.7 K264CW (Sheldon)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	kiwaradio.com

KIWA and sister station KIWA-FM are owned by Neil Lipetzky, Dean Sorenson, and Duane Butt, through licensee Community First Broadcasting, LLC. Studios are located at 411 9th St. in Sheldon. The stations also share a transmitter site behind the National Guard facility, on Sheldon's west side.