KIAI
Broadcast area | Mason City, Iowa Austin–Albert Lea, Minnesota |
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Frequency | 93.9 MHz |
Branding | 93.9 The Country Moose |
Programming | |
Format | Country |
Affiliations | Premiere Networks Performance Racing Network Westwood One |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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KGLO, KLSS-FM, KRIB, KYTC | |
History | |
First air date | 1985 (as KNIQ) |
Former call signs | KNIQ (1985–1991) |
Call sign meaning | K-IowA-I |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 30115 |
Class | C1 |
ERP | 100,000 watts |
HAAT | 241 m (791 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°10′04″N 93°06′05″W / 43.16778°N 93.10139°W |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | 939kia.com |
KIAI (93.9 FM) is a commercial radio station that serves the areas of Mason City, Iowa and Austin–Albert Lea, Minnesota. The station broadcasts a Country format. KIAI is owned by Alpha Media, through licensee Alpha 3E Licensee LLC,[1] which owns several other radio stations in Iowa and Minnesota. KIAI's studios are located on Yorktown Pike in eastern Mason City.
The transmitter and broadcast tower are located four miles east of Mason City along 280th Street. According to the Antenna Structure Registration database, the tower is 244 m (801 ft) tall with the FM broadcast antenna mounted at the 229 m (751 ft) level.[2] The calculated Height Above Average Terrain is 241 m (791 ft).
The station was originally licensed as KNIQ on April 9, 1985, but changed callsigns to KIAI on October 4, 1991.[3]
James Ingstad Broadcasting sold KIAI to Cumulus Broadcasting in 1998. Two years later, Clear Channel Communications bought the station. In 2007, Clear Channel sold the station to Three Eagles Broadcasting.[4] In 2014, KIAI was sold to Digity, LLC. Two years later, Alpha Media acquired Digity, LLC, including KIAI, for $264 million.[5][6]
In May 2024, morning show host Britt Bailey was let go from the station due to staffing cuts initiated by Alpha Media. On June 5, KIAI began airing programming from Westwood One's "Hot Country" format.[7][8] KIAI is the North Iowa affiliate of "After Midnite" with Granger Smith, Z-Max Racing Country on Sunday mornings, and Bob Kingsley's Country Top 40 on Sunday evenings.
References[edit]
- ^ FCC Ownership database
- ^ FCC Antenna Structure Registration database
- ^ FCC Callsign History database
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010, page D-222
- ^ "Alpha Media/Digity Sale Price & Details". RadioInsight. 2015-08-12. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
- ^ "Alpha Closes Digity Deal". RadioInk. 2016-02-25. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
- ^ Alpha Media Continues to Purge Programming, On-Air Staffs in Midwest Markets
- ^ Hot Country | Westwood One
External links[edit]
- ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› KIAI in the FCC FM station database
- KIAI in Nielsen Audio's FM station database