KNWC
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KNWC, also known as Life 96.5, is a Christian
radio station
located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
owned and operated by Northwestern College
, a Christian college in St. Paul, Minnesota. KNWC-FM concentrates on contemporary Christian music
, although Christian talk is played each weekday evening. Life 96.5 is the official radio station of LifeLight Festival.
, which had been in service since 1983, failed.http://nwc.nwc.edu/index.php?id=866 New parts were ordered so that the transmitter could serve as a backup in the future, as there was no backup main transmitter. This forced the purchase of a new transmitter. On Thursday, February 8, 2007, Life 96.5 was back up to full power, operating on the original transmitter; the new, permanent transmitter would be installed at a later date.
On Tuesday, March 6, 2007, the transmitter was again down. The new transmitter was installed on Thursday, March 8, 2007, but ice on the tower from a blizzard
fell on the antenna, which resulted in more damage. That forced KNWC to operate at low power on a backup antenna until the problem could be corrected. In late March 2007, KNWC was operating at higher, but still reduced, power. KNWC announced that the new antenna would be installed in May 2007, and Life 96.5 would operate on reduced power until then.http://knwc.nwc.edu/article.php?id=634 After a long summer at reduced power due to circumstances beyond control, station manager Jeff Rupp announced KNWC was back to full power on Friday, August 31, 2007.http://knwc.nwc.edu/article.php?id=1156
Christian radio
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Radio station
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located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Sioux Falls is the largest city in the U.S. state of South Dakota. Sioux Falls is the county seat of Minnehaha County, and also extends into Lincoln County to the south...
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...
, a Christian college in St. Paul, Minnesota. KNWC-FM concentrates on 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...
, although Christian talk is played each weekday evening. Life 96.5 is the official radio station of LifeLight Festival.
2007 FM Transmitter Failure
On Wednesday, January 24, 2007, KNWC's main FM transmitterFM transmitter
FM transmitter may refer to:* A transmitter sending out a frequency modulated signal* An personal FM transmitter, a very short range device to enable the listening of music from a music device through the speakers of a regular FM radio....
, which had been in service since 1983, failed.http://nwc.nwc.edu/index.php?id=866 New parts were ordered so that the transmitter could serve as a backup in the future, as there was no backup main transmitter. This forced the purchase of a new transmitter. On Thursday, February 8, 2007, Life 96.5 was back up to full power, operating on the original transmitter; the new, permanent transmitter would be installed at a later date.
On Tuesday, March 6, 2007, the transmitter was again down. The new transmitter was installed on Thursday, March 8, 2007, but ice on the tower from a blizzard
Blizzard
A blizzard is a severe snowstorm characterized by strong winds. By definition, the difference between blizzard and a snowstorm is the strength of the wind. To be a blizzard, a snow storm must have winds in excess of with blowing or drifting snow which reduces visibility to 400 meters or ¼ mile or...
fell on the antenna, which resulted in more damage. That forced KNWC to operate at low power on a backup antenna until the problem could be corrected. In late March 2007, KNWC was operating at higher, but still reduced, power. KNWC announced that the new antenna would be installed in May 2007, and Life 96.5 would operate on reduced power until then.http://knwc.nwc.edu/article.php?id=634 After a long summer at reduced power due to circumstances beyond control, station manager Jeff Rupp announced KNWC was back to full power on Friday, August 31, 2007.http://knwc.nwc.edu/article.php?id=1156