WHO (AM)

WHO

Des Moines, Iowa
Broadcast area	Des Moines metropolitan area
Frequency	1040 kHz
Branding	NewsRadio 1040 WHO
Programming
Format	News/Talk
Affiliations	Premiere Networks Westwood One Fox News Radio Hawkeyes Sports Radio Network
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia (iHM Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	KCYZ, KDRB, KKDM, KXNO-FM, KXNO, KASI
History
First air date	April 10, 1924; 99 years ago (1924-04-10)
Former frequencies	570 kHz (1924–1927)[1] 560 kHz (1927–1928) 1000 kHz (1928–1941)[2]
Technical information
Facility ID	51331
Class	A
Power	50,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	41°39′10″N 93°21′1″W / 41.65278°N 93.35028°W / 41.65278; -93.35028 (main antenna) 41°39′10″N 93°21′7″W / 41.65278°N 93.35194°W / 41.65278; -93.35194 (auxiliary antenna)
Repeater(s)	100.3 KDRB-HD2 (Des Moines)
Links
Webcast	WHO Listen Live
Website	whoradio.iheart.com

WHO (1040 kHz "Newsradio 1040") is a commercial AM radio station in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. The station is owned by iHeartMedia and carries a news/talk radio format. The radio studios are on Grand Avenue in Des Moines.

WHO broadcasts with 50,000 watts, the maximum power permitted for commercial AM stations. It uses a non-directional antenna from a transmitter site on 148th Street South in Mitchellville, Iowa.^[3] WHO dates back to the early days of broadcasting and is a Class A clear-channel station. During daytime hours, its high power and Iowa's excellent soil conductivity gives it at least secondary coverage of most of Iowa, as well as parts of Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas, Wisconsin, Minnesota and South Dakota. With a good radio, it can be heard at night across much of North America, but is strongest in the Central United States. WHO is also heard on the HD Radio digital subchannel of co-owned KDRB 100.3 FM and is Iowa's primary entry point station in the Emergency Alert System.