KWYW (99.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting an adult contemporary format. Licensed to Lost Cabin, Wyoming, United States, the station is currently owned by the Edwards Group Holdings, Inc., Employee Stock Ownership Trust, through licensee Edwards Communications LC, and features programming from AP Radio.[2] The station carries 1A and 2A Regional Basketball games from the area.[3] It is an affiliate of the Denver Broncos.[4]
| Broadcast area | Riverton-Lander, Wyoming |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 99.1 MHz |
| Branding | 99.1 The Heat |
| Programming | |
| Format | Adult Contemporary |
| Affiliations | AP Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KDNO, KFCW, KTAK, KVOW | |
| History | |
First air date | 1999-11-29 (as KSXZ) |
Former call signs | KSXZ (1999–2001) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 89088 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 50,000 watts |
| HAAT | 578 meters (1,896 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°26′18″N 107°59′37″W / 43.43833°N 107.99361°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | KWYW Online |
History
editThe station was assigned the call sign KSXZ on November 11, 1999. On July 5, 2001, the station changed its call sign to the current KWYW.[5] In 2014 when the station became a part of the Wind River Radio Network, it changed formats to sports, carrying programming from ESPN.[6] For a period of time in the spring and summer of 2014, KWYW and sister station KDNO were audible as far away as Sheridan, via a phenomenon known as knife edge diffraction, which allowed the signal to bounce over the Bighorn Mountains. The format was noted to be ESPN Radio.[7] On July 7, 2017, KWYW changed its format from sports (ESPN) to adult contemporary, branded as "99.1 The Heat". (info taken from stationintel.com)
Facilities
editThe station shares its antenna with KDNO on Copper Mountain. In September 2023, the station, along with its sisters moved to a new studio on Main Street, co-located with the town's newspaper, The Riverton Ranger. Along with the move to the new studio, Edwards Communications also upgraded its other stations transmitters southeast of Riverton on Beaver Rim (KFCW, KTAK), and northeast on Copper Mountain (KDNO). AM sister KVOW received an upgrade as well. [8] KVOW and KTAK were originally at 603 East Pershing Avenue in Riverton.[9]
Previous logo
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References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KWYW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "KWYW Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "1A, 2A Regional Tournament Broadcast Schedule". WyoToday.com. February 22, 2024.
- ^ Tim Lynch (August 25, 2023). "Denver Broncos Radio Network affiliate stations". Mile High Report.
- ^ "KWYW Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "Company buys local radio stations". Riverton Ranger. June 5, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29.
- ^ "Sheridan FM DX log". Ubstudios.com. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
- ^ Ernie Over (September 1, 2023). "Your favorite radio stations move to Main". Riverton Ranger.
- ^ "Wyoming". JohnInArizona.com. 2014.
External links
edit- Facility details for Facility ID 89088 (KWYW) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- KWYW in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
