KIAI

KIAI

KIAI

Radio station in Mason City, Iowa


KIAI (93.9 FM) is a commercial radio station that serves the areas of Mason City, Iowa and AustinAlbert Lea, Minnesota. The station broadcasts a Country format. KIAI is owned by Alpha Media, through licensee Digity 3E License, LLC,[1] which owns several other radio stations in Iowa and Minnesota.

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The station was originally licensed as KNIQ on April 9, 1985, but changed callsigns to KIAI on October 4, 1991.[2]

The transmitter and broadcast tower are located four miles east of Mason City along 280th Street. According to the Antenna Structure Registration database, the tower is 244 m (801 ft) tall with the FM broadcast antenna mounted at the 229 m (751 ft) level.[3] The calculated Height Above Average Terrain is 241 m (791 ft).

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James Ingstad Broadcasting sold KIAI to Cumulus Broadcasting in 1998. Two years later, Clear Channel Communications bought the station. In 2007, Clear Channel sold the station to Three Eagles Broadcasting.[4] In 2014, KIAI was sold to Digity, LLC. Two years later, Alpha Media acquired Digity, LLC, including KIAI, for $264 million.[5][6]


References

  1. "Alpha Media/Digity Sale Price & Details". RadioInsight. 2015-08-12. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
  2. "Alpha Closes Digity Deal". RadioInk. 2016-02-25. Retrieved 2018-05-28.

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