KCII is a radio station

Radio station

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 based in Washington

Washington, Iowa

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, Iowa

Iowa

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, 30 minutes south of Iowa City. The station is simulcasted on 1380 AM

AM broadcasting

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 and 106.1 MHz FM

FM broadcasting

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. It is a full service Classic Hits

Classic hits

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 music

Music

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 station that broadcasts news

News

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, sports, community events, severe weather bulletins, and agriculture

Agriculture

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 information. KCII has an additional signal at 106.1 FM

FM broadcasting

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. KCII is a part of the Cedar Rapids ADI market as recorded by Arbitron

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KCII has a program of 18 hours Monday through Saturday from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. and 17 hours on Sundays from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.. A full programming list is at kciiradio.com.

KCII-FM is based in Washington

Washington, Iowa

Washington is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the Iowa City, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 7,047 at the 2000 census.-History:...

, Iowa

Iowa

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, 30 minutes south of Iowa City. Its signal was instituted in the 1970s after KCII 1380 was first started in 1961. The studio is located at 110 E Main Street near the Town Square in Washington.

As of 2011, station management consisted of Michael Suhr, Operations Manager; Joe Nichols, General Manager; Nicolaus Sabatke, Sales Manager; Zach Ulin, Program Director; Dagan Miller, Sports Director; Bill Gatchel, News Director.

KCII Staff also includes Becky Helmick as the traffic manager. Part-time staff includes Stacy Rinner, Christian Roth, Jacob Loomis and Laurel VanWilligen.