KIWR 89.7 FM – Council Bluffs

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KIWR 89.7 FM – Council Bluffs

Overview

KIWR is an alternative station on 89.7 FM, licensed to Council Bluffs, Iowa. Listeners know it as “89.7 The River.” It first signed on in 1981.

License and signal

Call sign
KIWR
Frequency
89.7 FM
Format
Alternative
On-air name
89.7 The River
City of license
Council Bluffs, IA
Market
Omaha, NE
Licensee
Iowa Western Community College
Power
100,000 watts
Station class
C
First on air
1981
FCC facility ID
29126
Website
897theriver.com
FCC public file
publicfiles.fcc.gov
Wikipedia
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Network programming comes from Compass Media Networks. The FCC license is held by Iowa Western Community College. It has used the KIWR call letters since December 1979.

Online, it is at 897theriver.com. Council Bluffs is in the Omaha, NE market, where local newspapers include The Daily Nonpareil.

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KIWR at a glance

Frequency
89.7 FM
On air as
89.7 The River
Format
Alternative
Licensed to
Council Bluffs, IA
Market
Omaha, NE
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