KDWB 101.3 FM

Broadcasting at 101.3 MHz with an effective radiated power of 100,000 watts, this commercial contemporary hit radio station serves the Twin Cities region of Minnesota. Owned by iHeartMedia and licensed to Richfield, the station transmits from the KMSP Tower in Shoreview and operates auxiliary facilities at the IDS Center in downtown Minneapolis, with studios in St. Louis Park. The station traces its history to 1951, when the Tedesco brothers launched WCOW on the AM dial at 1590 kHz in South St. Paul, programming country and old-time music. After transitioning through a female-oriented format under the call letters WISK and moving to 630 kHz, the station was acquired by Crowell-Collier Broadcasting, which brought a California-influenced Top 40 format to Minnesota. Subsequent ownership changes carried the property through multiple hands before the format was eventually transferred to the FM dial. An FM companion launched in 1976 when Doubleday Broadcasting acquired the 101.3 MHz frequency; as FM listenership grew through the late 1970s and 1980s, the Top 40 identity migrated there. The combined AM and FM history represents an uninterrupted Top 40 presence in the market since 1959. Programming draws from iHeartMedia's national syndication infrastructure, and the station features both locally produced morning content and nationally syndicated shows. It ranks among the dominant contemporary hit radio outlets in one of the largest radio markets in the upper Midwest.