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KIWA (AM)

radio station in Sheldon, Iowa

Architectural plans, a scale model, maps and brass measuring instruments
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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 30, 2026
Entity authorityQ14689169 ↗
Source-derived summary

KIWA (1550 AM) is a commercial radio station serving the Sheldon, Iowa area. The station primarily broadcasts a news/talk format. It also broadcasts full coverage of local sports.

KIWA and sister station KIWA-FM are owned by Neil Lipetzky, Dean Sorenson, and Duane Butt, through licensee Community First Broadcasting, LLC. Studios are located at 411 9th St. in Sheldon. The stations also share a transmitter site behind the National Guard facility, on Sheldon's west side.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “KIWA (AM)” as radio station in Sheldon, Iowa. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around KIWA, radio and station.

Editorial reviewMost useful as a place-based finding aid connecting the present description to earlier jurisdictions, maps and built evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1550—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with KIWA, radio and station providing the first useful test.
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Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “KIWA (AM)”, the useful work is to connect “radio station in Sheldon, Iowa” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 30, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q14689169. Authority coordinates are 43.181, -95.866. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1550.

Critical limits

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Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.

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This entry incorporates text from “KIWA (AM)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.