KWIT

Siouxland Public Media (KWIT)
Frequency90.3 MHz, 90.7 MHz
BrandingSiouxland Public Media
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[1]
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 / 42.48222°N 96.25833°W / 42.48222; -96.25833
KOJI: 43°09′53″N 95°19′29″W / 43.16472°N 95.32472°W / 43.16472; -95.32472
Links
Public license information
Websitehttp://www.kwit.org/

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.

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".

Syndicated Shows

Iowa Basement Tapes is an American weekly hour-long radio program created by host Kristian Day and produced in collaboration with KFMG-LP (98.9 FM). The show focuses on Iowa's history in punk rock, garage, metal, and electronic. It is syndicated on KWIT (90.3FM) and KOJI (90.7FM) broadcasting on Fridays from 11PM to Midnight.


  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KWIT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.