KWOA
Radio station in Worthington, Minnesota, United States
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KWOA (730 AM) is a radio station located in Worthington, Minnesota, United States, which broadcasts a sports format.
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| Frequency | 730 kHz |
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| Branding | The Fan 730 AM & 100.3 FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports |
| Affiliations | Compass Media Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| 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 | 100.3 K262AR (Worthington) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | KWOA Online |
History
KWOA first began broadcasting in 1947, licensed to Worthington, Minnesota.[2] The call letters were originally established to signify "K Worthington On Air." For several decades, the station served as a "Middle-of-the-Road" (MOR) outlet before transitioning to a country music format during the 1970s.[3] By the mid-1980s, the station shifted to a news/talk format, which it maintained until its most recent rebranding.[4][5] In 2012, Absolute Communications II, L.L.C. (operating as Radio Works) acquired the station as part of a $2.2 million purchase from Three Eagles Communications. [6]. On August 14, 2017, the station flipped to its current sports format, rebranding as "The Fan 730." [7]
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.[8]
