KWIT

KWIT (90.3 FM) is the National Public Radio member station for Sioux City, Iowa and northwestern Iowa. It airs a mix of NPR programming and classical music. Owned by Western Iowa Tech Community College, it operates a full-time satellite, KOJI (90.7 FM) in Okoboji, Iowa. It is the largest NPR station in Iowa that is not a part of Iowa Public Radio.

Siouxland Public Media (KWIT)
CitySioux City, Iowa
Frequency90.3 MHz, 90.7 MHz
BrandingSiouxland Public Media
SloganA Station for Everyone
Programming
FormatClassical music/news/talk
AffiliationsNational Public Radio
Ownership
OwnerWestern Iowa Tech Community College
History
First air date
January 31, 1978 (1978-01-31)
Call sign meaning
KWIT: K Western Iowa Tech Community College
KOJI: OKOboJI or OKobOJI
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID71839
ClassKWIT: C1
KOJI: A
ERPKWIT: 100,000 Watts
KOJI: 4500 Watts
HAATKWIT: 277 meters (909 ft)
KOJI: 113 meters (371 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
KWIT: 42°28′56″N 96°15′30″W
KOJI: 43°09′53″N 95°19′29″W
Links
Public license information
Profile
LMS
Websitehttp://www.kwit.org/

KWIT signed on for the first time on January 31, 1978. Prior to then, most of the area got grade B coverage from WOI in Ames, and from KUSD in Vermillion, South Dakota.

After several years of branding as "KWIT-KOJI", in 2017 it adopted the on-air name "Siouxland Public Media".


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