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Overview
In the Des Moines-Ames, IA TV market, KCWI-TV is the The CW station licensed to Ames, Iowa.
KCWI-TV broadcasts on channel 23, and that is also the number viewers tune to.
Tegna Broadcast Holdings, LLC holds the station's FCC license. KCWI-TV has been on the air since 2001. The current call sign has been in place since September 2006.
KCWI-TV's main studio, per its FCC filings, is at 3903 Westown Parkway, West Des Moines, IA 50226. Its website is www.weareiowa.com.
For young viewers, KCWI-TV reported educational and informational shows such as Jack Hanna's Into the Wild and Dragonfly in its 2025 filing with the FCC.
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Station facts
- Call sign
- KCWI-TV
- Network
- The CW
- Virtual channel
- 23
- RF channel
- 23
- City of license
- Ames, Iowa
- TV market
- Des Moines-Ames, IA
- Licensee
- Tegna Broadcast Holdings, LLC
- On the air since
- 2001
- Call sign since
- September 2006
- Studio address
- 3903 Westown Parkway, West Des Moines, IA 50226
- FCC facility ID
- 51502
- FCC public file
- publicfiles.fcc.gov
- Website
- www.weareiowa.com
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Location
KCWI-TV at a glance
- Network
- The CW
- Channel
- 23
- Licensed to
- Ames, IA
- TV market
- Des Moines-Ames, IA
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