KWOA

For the Worthington, Minnesota radio station that held the call sign KWOA-FM at 95.1 FM from 1961 to 2012, see KUSQ.

KWOA (730 AM) is a radio station located in Worthington, Minnesota, United States, which broadcasts a sports format.

KWOA

Worthington, Minnesota
Frequency	730 kHz
Branding	The Fan 730 AM & 100.3 FM
Programming
Format	Sports
Affiliations	Compass Media Networks
Ownership
Owner	Radio Works, LLC (Absolute Communications II, LLC)
Sister stations	KITN, KUSQ, KZTP
History
First air date	1947
Call sign meaning	K Worthington On Air
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	48971
Class	D
Power	1,000 watts day 159 watts night
Translator(s)	100.3 K262AR (Worthington)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	KWOA Online

History

KWOA has had several formats over the years.^[vague] It was an MOR-formatted station after television signals reached the areas, which its network covered. During the most of 1970s, the station had a country format but since the mid-1980s, it has shifted to a talk format. In April 2013, its transmitting tower was toppled by a blizzard. However, the station continued transmitting using a longwire antenna to provide storm-related information to its listeners.^[2]

On August 14, 2017 KWOA changed their format from talk to sports, branded as "The Fan 730".^[3]