Media in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Newspapers, radio, and television in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States.

Print

The Gazette is the primary daily newspaper for Cedar Rapids. The Cedar Rapids Gazette won a Pulitzer Prize in 1936, under editor Verne Marshall and primarily due to his efforts and articles, for its campaign against corruption and misgovernment in the State of Iowa.[1]

Radio

Start dates are for the frequency/station license, not for callsign or programming that may have moved from license to license.

FM

Freq
(MHz)		 Call City Owner Start ERP (W) Nickname Format RDS HD
88.3 KCCK Cedar Rapids Kirkwood Community College 1972 10,000 All That Jazz 88.3 Jazz No 1
89.1 KXGM Hiawatha Educational Media Foundation 2002 5,800 Positive, Alternative 89.1 FM Contemporary Christian Music No No
90.9 KUNI Cedar Falls University of Northern Iowa 1960 100,000 90.9 KUNI News/Talk, Adult Album Alternative Yes 1
91.7 KSUI Iowa City University of Iowa 1977 100,000 91.7 KSUI Classical Music No 2
92.3 KOEL-FM Oelwein Townsquare Media 1971 95,000 K92.3 Country Music No No
93.1 K226BO Cedar Rapids Ecker Broadcasting Company 2011 250 [t]Classic KMRY Classic Hits No No
94.1 KRNA Iowa City Townsquare Media 1974 100,000 Real Rock 94.1 KRNA Classic Rock No No
94.7 KMCH Manchester Delaware County Broadcasting 1991 6,000 Mix 94.7 KMCH Full Service No No
95.1 K236AA Cedar Rapids KZIA, Inc. 1997 230 [t]Smart FM[Z] 80's Hits No No
95.7 KOSY Anamosa iHeartMedia 2008 18,000 Hot 95.7 Rhythmic Contemporary Yes No
96.5 KKSY Cedar Rapids iHeartMedia 1963 100,000 96.5 Kiss Country Country Music Yes No
98.1 KHAK Cedar Rapids Townsquare Media 1961 100,000 98.1 K-Hawk Country Music No No
98.5 K253BE Iowa City KZIA, Inc. 2016 250 [t]Smart FM[Z] 80's Hits No No
99.3 KDST Dyersville Design Homes, Inc. 1984 3,000 Real Country 99.3 KDST Country Music No No
99.7 KBEA Muscatine Townsquare Media 1949 100,000 B100 Contemporary Hit Radio No No
100.7 KKRQ Iowa City iHeartMedia 1966 100,000 100.7 The Fox Classic Rock Yes No
101.5 K268CY Cedar Rapids iHeartMedia 2016 30 [t]Leo 1360 Oldies No No
101.9 KNWS Waterloo Northwestern College 1965 100,000 Life 101.9 Contemporary Christian Music No No
102.3 K272GB Cedar Rapids KZIA, Inc. 2020 250 [t]1600 The Gym Sports Radio No No
102.9 KZIA Cedar Rapids KZIA, Inc. 1975 100,000 Z 102.9 Contemporary Hit Radio No 4
104.5 KDAT Cedar Rapids Townsquare Media 1971 100,000 104.5 KDAT Adult Contemporary Music No No
105.7 KOKZ Waterloo NRG Media 1962 100,000 105.7 KOKZ Classic Hits No No
106.3 K292FZ Iowa City KZIA, Inc. 2007 175 [t]1600 The Gym[Z] Sports Radio No No
107.1 KRQN Vinton George S. Flinn, Jr. 2002 4,700 i107.1 Contemporary Hit Radio No No
107.5 K298BM Cedar Rapids KZIA, Inc. 2007 250 [t]X107.5[Z] Alternative Rock No No
107.9 KFMW Waterloo NRG Media 1968 77,000 Rock 108 Active Rock No No

AM

Freq
(kHz)		 Call City Owner Start Day Power (W) Night Power (W) Nickname Format Stereo HD
600 WMT Cedar Rapids iHeartMedia 1922 5,000 5,000 NewsRadio 600 WMT News/Talk No No
800 KXIC Iowa City iHeartMedia 1960 1,000 199 AM 800 KXIC News/Talk No No
910 WSUI Iowa City University of Iowa 1922 5,000 4,000 910 WSUI Public Radio No No
1360 KMJM Cedar Rapids iHeartMedia 1961 1,000 124 Leo 1360 Oldies No No
1450 KMRY Cedar Rapids Ecker Broadcasting Company 1948 1,000 1,000 Classic KMRY Classic Hits No No
1540 KXEL Waterloo NRG Media 1942 50,000 50,000 KXEL NewsTalk 1540 News/Talk No No
1600 KGYM Cedar Rapids KZIA, Inc. 1947 5,000 5,000 1600 The Gym Sports Radio No No
1630 KCJJ Iowa City River City Radio, Inc. 1982 10,000 1,000 The Mighty 1630 KCJJ Hot Adult Contemporary No No
1650 KCNZ Cedar Falls Fife Communication Company LLC 1998 10,000 1,000 1650 The Fan KCNZ Sports Radio No No

Television

Virt.
Ch.		 Call City Owner Operator Start Digital
Ch.		 DTV Nickname Programming
2.1 KGAN Cedar Rapids Sinclair Broadcast Group Sinclair Broadcast Group 1953 29 720p CBS 2 CBS
2.2 720p Fox 28 Fox
2.3 480i Quest Quest
7.1 KWWL Waterloo Allen Media Broadcasting Allen Media Broadcasting 1953 7 1080i NewsChannel 7 NBC
7.2 720p H&I 7.2 Heroes & Icons
7.3 480i Me-TV 7.3 MeTV
7.4 480i CourtTV Court TV
7.5 480i TruCrim True Crime Network
9.1 KCRG Cedar Rapids Gray Television Gray Television 1953 9 720p KCRG-TV 9 ABC
9.2 720p My 9.2 MyNetworkTV
9.3 720p The CW 9.3 The CW
12.1 KIIN Iowa City Iowa Public Broadcasting Board Iowa Public Broadcasting Board 1939 12 1080i IPBS HD PBS
12.2 480i IPBS Kids PBS Kids
12.3 480i IPBS World PBS World
12.4 480i IPBS Create Create
20.1 KWKB Iowa City TCT TCT 1999 25 720p TCT TCT
20.2 480i Ion Mystery 20.2 Ion Mystery
20.3 480i SBN Sonlife
20.4 480i Start Start TV
20.5 480i ThisTV This TV
20.9 480i GetTV Get
28.1 KFXA Cedar Rapids Second Generation of Iowa, Ltd. Sinclair Broadcast Group 1988 27 480i Dabl 28 Dabl
28.2 480i Charge! 28.2 Charge!
28.3 480i TBD 28.3 TBD
28.4 480i Stadium Stadium
28.5 480i Comet Comet
32.1 KRIN Waterloo Iowa Public Broadcasting Board Iowa Public Broadcasting Board 1974 35 1080i IPBS HD PBS
32.2 480i IPBS Kids PBS Kids
32.3 480i IPBS World PBS World
32.4 480i IPBS Create Create
40.1 KFXB Dubuque Christian Television Network Christian Television Network 1976 14 480p CTN 40 CTN
40.2 480p Lifesty CTN Lifestyle
40.3 480p CTNi CTNi
48.1 KPXR Cedar Rapids Ion Media Networks Ion Media Networks 1997 22 720p Ion 48 Ion Television
48.2 480i Grit 48.2 Grit
48.3 480i Bounce TV 48.3 Bounce TV
48.4 480i Laff Laff
48.5 480i Defy TV Defy TV
48.6 480i SCRIPPS Scripps News
48.7 480i Jewelry Jewelry Television
48.8 480i HSN HSN
48.9 480i QVC QVC

Sources

  1. ^ "1936 Winners". Pulitzer. Retrieved March 31, 2011.