UPN Stations in Iowa

KWWF:
10-02-02
In an apparent attempt to get on the air before their construction permit expires, KWWF/22 (Waterloo) has applied for facilities of just 14kW at 19m, transmitting from Waterloo. KWWF must sign on by November 29 or will never get on the air. The current CP for the station calls for 5000kW at 610m from a site between Waterloo and Cedar Rapids. The station is expected to carry UPN programming.

WBQD:
5-18-02
WBQD-TV will begin a regular program schedule on or before July 1, general manager Julie Brinks said. A test pattern has been running for several weeks over the air on Ch. 26. WBQD is a low-power station, and Brinks said its signal should reach 25 to 35 miles from its antenna, located “smack in the middle of Moline.”
Whether the new station will be seen on local cable remains uncertain.
Eleven months ago, Cleveland-based broadcasters Second Generation of Iowa announced plans for an open frequency at Ch. 53 that would include UPN programming and Big Ten sports. Their application was blocked through a petition filed by Grant Broadcasting, which owns KLJB and KGWB, and faced a further setback by an FCC plan to turn TV frequencies from 52 to 59 over to cell-phone usage.
Second Generation was unable to build and meet requirements, unable to meet their contract with UPN, and it (the affiliation) was signed over to WBDQ
WBQD was negotiating to carry Big Ten sports, and would have its fall schedule ready to announce in July.
WBQD is owned by Peoria-based Four Seasons Broadcasting, a partnership between Venture Technologies Group, Los Angeles, and Malibu Broadcasting, Cleveland. It signed on UPN affiliate WAOE two years ago, and has UPN stations in Lansing, Mich., Syracuse, N.Y., and Las Vegas, Nev. Another UPN station will sign on in Albany, N.Y., in February.
Four Seasons had ownership of the license for the frequency since December 2000, but did not begin building until a year later, Brinks said.

KWWF:
4-6-02
The latest on proposed UPN station KWWF is that the Waterloo based station will be on the air by November.  Owner Bill Smith is in negotiations with KWWL about using the KWWL tower.  The station must be on the air by November 29 as the construction permit expires on that date.

KWWF:
10-20-01

10-20-01:The debut of the UPN station to serve the Cedar Rapids-Waterloo market has been delayed. A shortage of guy wires, which are used to support the tower, has caused the latest delay. As a result of the softening advertising market, the tower will be 1,500 feet instead of 2,000 feet as originally planned. Owner Bill Smith told the Waterloo Courier that he hopes to get the station on the air by late December.

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