KNWS-FM, also known as Life 101.9, is a radio station

Radio station

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 in 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...

, Iowa

Iowa

Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...

 that is owned and operated by Northwestern College

Northwestern College (Minnesota)

Northwestern College is a private Christian college located in Roseville, Minnesota, and is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Established in 1902 as Northwestern Bible and Missionary Training School by Dr...

 in Roseville

Roseville, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 33,690 people, 14,598 households, and 8,598 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,543.9 people per square mile . There were 14,917 housing units at an average density of 1,126.4 per square mile...

, Minnesota

Minnesota

Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...

, and supported by donations from the local community.

Life 101.9 broadcasts positive and uplifting Contemporary Christian music

Contemporary Christian music

Contemporary Christian music is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith...

. Its signal covers Waterloo, Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Cedar Rapids is the second largest city in Iowa and is the county seat of Linn County. The city lies on both banks of the Cedar River, north of Iowa City and east of Des Moines, the state's capital and largest city...

, Iowa City

Iowa City, Iowa

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 and surrounding areas in eastern Iowa. A live stream is available worldwide at its website. The station also broadcasts its programming on translator stations K245AZ, serving Dubuque

Dubuque, Iowa

Dubuque is a city in and the county seat of Dubuque County, Iowa, United States, located along the Mississippi River. In 2010 its population was 57,637, making it the ninth-largest city in the state and the county's population was 93,653....

 at 96.9FM; and, K242BX, serving Marshalltown

Marshalltown, Iowa

Marshalltown is a city in and the county seat of Marshall County, Iowa, United States. The population was 27,552 in the 2010 census, an increase from the 26,009 population in the 2000 census. -History:...

 at 96.3 FM.

Brent Manion hosts The Morning Show from 6-9 AM weekdays. The show consists of music interspersed with news, weather, public affairs interviews, and listener participation. Other station personalities include Mya Thomas, Doug Smith, Dan Raymond, and Mike Lanser.

24 hours a day (except for a church service on Sunday mornings), the radio station broadcasts commercial-free Contemporary Christian music.

Life 101.9's sister station, Faith 1090

KNWS (AM)

KNWS, known on-air as Faith 1090 KNWS, or by the network name Faith Radio, is a radio station in Waterloo, Iowa, that is owned and operated by Northwestern College in Roseville, Minnesota and supported by donations from the local community throughout the year and a once-per-year share-a-thon. It...

, broadcasts a Christian talk and teaching format.

External links

• www.life1019.com