KDWB-FM
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| City | Richfield, Minnesota |
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| Broadcast area | The Twin Cities |
| Branding | 101.3 KDWB |
| Slogan | Twin Cities' #1 Hit Music Station |
| Frequency | 101.3 MHz (also on HD Radio) 101.3 HD-2 Acoustic "Best of Studio C" |
| First air date | August 1959 (as WPBC-FM) |
| Format | Commercial; CHR |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 315 meters |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 41967 |
| Former callsigns | WPBC-FM (1959–1972) WRAH (1972–1973) WYOO (1973–1976) |
| Owner |
iHeartMedia, Inc. (AMFM Broadcasting Licenses, LLC) |
| Sister stations | K244FE, K273BH, KEEY-FM, KFXN-FM, KQQL, KTLK, KTCZ-FM, W227BF |
| Webcast | Listen Live! |
| Website | kdwb.com |
KDWB-FM (101.3 FM) is an American commercial radio station broadcasting in the Twin Cities region of Minnesota. KDWB's radio format is CHR. Its transmitter is located in Shoreview, while its studios are in St. Louis Park. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc..
Between its AM and FM frequencies, KDWB has been an uninterrupted Top 40 outlet since 1959. Originally starting out at 630 kHz, the station's owners (Doubleday Broadcasting of Garden City, New York) purchased the 101.3 MHz frequency in 1976, later transferring the entire format there.
KDWB's origins on the AM dial date back to 1951, at 1590 kHz. The station began as a collaboration between three brothers who named it WCOW, and it played country western and old-time music. In the early days, WCOW, which was licensed to South St. Paul (its original city of license), signed on with a cowbell. The studios, transmitter, broadcast towers and offices were located at 255 Radio Drive South in Woodbury. In 1949, the three brothers, Al, Vic, and Nick Tedesco applied to the Federal Communications Commission for the purchase of WSHB in Stillwater. The application was approved and on March 15, 1949, WAVN in Stillwater signed on the air as a 5,000 watt non-directional day-timer with 500 watt pre-sunrise authority. The Tedesco brothers attempted to get into television on channel 17 the next year, but financial backing fell through. The channel 17 allocation was taken by Twin Cities Public Television in 1965. Since the initial purchase of WAVN in 1949, the Tedesco brothers acquired and/or sold several other radio stations, spanning over 50 years, sometimes with partners. On April 18, 1994, after 36 years, the 630 kHz frequency went dark. The owner, Midcontinent Media, sold the property. The state of the art facilities were dismantled, salvaged and/or destroyed to make room for the construction of the-then State Farm Insurance Companies regional headquarters.
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