WHO (AM)
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| City | Des Moines, Iowa |
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| Broadcast area | Des Moines metropolitan area |
| Branding | NewsRadio 1040 WHO |
| Frequency | 1040 kHz |
| First air date | April 10, 1924 |
| Format | News/Talk |
| Power | 50,000 watts |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 51331 |
| Transmitter coordinates |
41°39′10″N 93°21′1″W / 41.65278°N 93.35028°W (main antenna) 41°39′10″N 93°21′7″W / 41.65278°N 93.35194°W (auxiliary antenna) |
| Affiliations |
Premiere Networks Westwood One Network Fox News Radio Hawkeyes Sports Radio Network |
| Owner |
iHeartMedia (Citicasters Licenses, Inc.) |
| Webcast | WHO Listen Live |
| Website | www |
WHO (1040 kHz "Newsradio 1040") is a commercial AM radio station in Des Moines, Iowa. The station is owned by iHeartMedia and carries a news/talk radio format. The studios and offices are on Grand Avenue in Des Moines. The transmitter is on Northeast 120th Street in Mitchellville, Iowa.
WHO broadcasts at 50,000 watts, the maximum power permitted for commercial AM stations. It uses a non-directional antenna. WHO dates back to the early days of broadcasting and is a Class A clear-channel station. With a good radio, the station can be heard over much of the Central United States during nighttime hours. During daytime hours, its transmitter power and Iowa's flat land (with near-perfect soil conductivity) allows it to be heard through most of Iowa, as well as parts of Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas, Wisconsin, Minnesota and South Dakota.
WHO first began broadcasting on April 10, 1924. While most radio stations in Iowa today begin their call signs with a K, WHO begins with a W, because the original dividing line was the western border of Iowa. WHO dates back to the early years of radio, when call signs were often only three letters long. The call letters were not chosen because they spell out the question "Who?" The government handed out call signs sequentially.
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