KCVM is a commercial radio station

Radio station

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 located in Hudson, Iowa

Hudson, Iowa

Hudson is a city in Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. The population was 2,117 at the 2000 census. Hudson has grown in recent years as a suburb of Waterloo and Cedar Falls. It is part of the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area....

 serving the Waterloo

Waterloo, Iowa

Waterloo is a city in and the county seat of Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census the population decreased by 0.5% to 68,406. Waterloo is part of the Waterloo – Cedar Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is the more populous of the two...

/Cedar Falls, Iowa

Cedar Falls, Iowa

Cedar Falls is a city in Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States, and it is home to one of Iowa's three public universities, the University of Northern Iowa. The population was 39,260 in the 2010 census, an increase from the 36,145 population in the 2000 census...

 area. The station broadcasts an adult contemporary music format. KCVM is licensed to Fife Communication LC.

The transmitter and broadcast tower are located northeast of Hudson. According to the Antenna Structure Registration database, the tower is 109 m (357.6 ft) tall with the FM broadcast antenna mounted at the 104 m (341.2 ft) level. The calculated height above average terrain

Height above average terrain

Height above average terrain is used extensively in FM radio and television, as it is actually much more important than effective radiated power in determining the range of broadcasts...

is 99 m (324.8 ft).

External links

• KCVM official website