BFIA and Fallon Forum Team up to Take on Right-Wing Talk Radio in Iowa
Dave Bradley and Trish Nelson will be guests tonight on the Fallon Forum, broadcast live from 7-8 pm.

Join us for the fusion of politics and civility at 98.3 WOW-FM and on-line at 983wowfm.com. Call (515) 312-0983 or (866) 908-TALK to participate in the conversation, and if you miss the show, you can hear it as a podcast. 
 
We've posted some links here to go with tonight's program. 

First, is a list of commercial stations in Iowa that air conservative talk.  We first collected this information in 2008, then did a review in 2009, and 2010.  An asterisk indicates new information for 2010.  Below that is a list of links to resources.

Summary:

We found 2 Iowa commercial stations that broadcast some progressive talk and 15 that broadcast only conservative talk.

Of the stations listed below that air conservative talk, none also aired progressive talk except 98.3WOW-FM.

Summary:

Of the 16 commercial stations that air conservative talk:

 - 2 stations broadcast 3 hours per day of conservative talk
 - 4 stations broadcast 6 hours per day of conservative talk
 - 1 station broadcasts 8 hours per day of conservative talk
 - 2 stations broadcast 9 hours per day of conservative talk
 - 7 stations broadcast 12-14 hours per day of conservative talk

Following the list of stations are links to information and resources.

Burlington Talk Radio KCPS
 KCPS 1150
205 S. Gear Avenue
W. Burlington, Iowa 52655  
Phone (319) 754-6698
E-mail kcps@aol.com
Glenn Beck, 9-11a; Limbaugh 11a-2p;Dennis Miller 2-5p; Michael Savage 7-9p; Jerry Doyle 9-12am;
(Since 2009, took out 1 hour of O'Reilly, replaced with 3 hours of Doyle)  Total:  13 hours/day

*Burlington KBUR 1490 am
Hannity 2-5, Roger Hedgecock, 8-11
Total:  6 hours/day

Cedar Rapids WMT 600
600 Old Marion Road
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
Phone: 319-365-0600
Toll free: 800-332-5401
*600 on your US Cellular Phone
johnlaton@clearchannel.com
Limbaugh 1p-4p; Jim Bohannon 9p-12a Total:  6 hours/day

KXIC Iowa City 800 AM
(319) 354-9500 /866-609-TALK (8-2-5-5)/news@kxic.com
Hannity, Dennis Miller, 3 hours each  Total:  6 hours/day
 
WOC Quad Cities
1420 AM
563-344-7025
news@woc1420.com
Limbaugh 11a-2p; Hannity 6-9p;Dennis Miller 9-12a; Total:  9 hours/day
 
Des Moines WHO Radio
 1040 AM
2141 Grand Ave
Des Moines, IA 50312
Phone: 515-245-8900
vanharden@clearchannel.com,  Program Director
joelmccrea@clearchannel.com, General Manager
Jan Mickelson,9a-11:30;Limbaugh 1-4p;Steve Deace 4-7p;Michael Medved 9-12 ;Jim Bohannon 4-5am
(Dropped Michael Reagan, added Bohannon)  Total:  12 1/2 hours/day

*Dubuque WDBQ(no website)
1490 AM
5490 Saratoga Road Dubuque
Phone: (563) 557-1040
Limbaugh 11a-2p
*Acc. to Wikipedia:  As of September 2009, added:  Smerconish, Ingraham, Hannity, Fred Thompson
Est. Total: 13 hours/day
 
*Estherville KILR          
1070 AM (no website)
Phone: 712-362-2644
Limbaugh 11a-2p
Added:  Bill Bennett, 2 hrs; James Dobson 1/2 hr, Laura Ingraham, 2 hrs., Hannity 3 hours; Savage 3 hours;  Total:  13 1/2 hours/day
 
Mason City  KGLO
AM 1300
341 S Yorktown Pike
Mason City, IA 50401
(641) 423-1300
Tim Fleming, tfleming@kglo.threeeagles.com
Brian Fancher, bfancher@kglo.threeeagles.com
Limbaugh 1p-4p M-F  Total:  3 hours/day
 
Sheldon KIWA  (has advertiser list on website!)
1550 AM
411 9th Street
Sheldon, IA 51201
Phone: 712-324-5377
E-mail: Walt Pruiksma, Station Mgr., at walt@kiwaradio.com (good luck...there is a picture on the website of Walt with Bush)
E-mail:  Wayne Barahona, Program Director, at wayne@kiwaradio.com
Limbaugh 11a-2p; Hannity 2-5p; L & H Saturdays also
Added Laura Ingraham and Mike Huckabee Total:  9 hours/day

Sioux City KSCJ
 1360
2000 Indian Hills Dr
Sioux City, IA 51104
(712) 239-2100
sarthur@powelliowa.com
Limbaugh, 11a-2p; Hannity, 2-5,  O'Reilly (Fred Thompson now?) 5-7, Glenn Beck 7-10, Dennis Miller 10-12
Total:  13 hours/day

Waterloo KXEL
 AM 1540
514 Jefferson Street
Waterloo, IA  50701
General Manager:  Tim Mathews tim@radiogroup.net
Phone:  319-234-2200 or 800-584-7024
Coverage Area:  Waterloo-Cedar Falls-Cedar Rapids-Iowa City
8-11a Glenn Beck; 11a-2p Limbaugh; 2-5p Hannity
Dropped Bohannon, added Mark Levin 6-9, Smerconish 6-8
Total: 14 hours/day
 
*Marshalltown KFJB1230
Hannity 2-5
Total:  3 hours/day

*Ames 1430 KASI
Laura Ingraham 9-12, Neal Boortz 9-12
Total:  6 hours/day

*Spencer KICD 1420
O'Reilly Talking Points Memo 2 minutes 2x day; Mike Huckabee Report 5 minutes 2x a day; Glenn Beck 3-5; Saturday Beck 3-6; Sunday Lou Dobbs 9-12
Total: 2 hours, 14  minutes/day;  Weekly total:  8 hours

*98.3 WOW-FM Des Moines
Mark Levin 11-2 am; Dennis Miller 2-4; Glenn Beck 10-1; Sean Hannity 4-7; Michael Savage 8-11;
Total:  14 hours/day

98.3 WOW also broadcasts the Fallon Forum 7-8; Bradshaw 1-4, progressive programming for a total of 4 hours/day.

LINKS

Who owns your local radio station?
www.northpine.com/broadcast/ia/rmarkets.html

Radio Stations in Iowa
www.ontheradio.net

Iowa Broadcasters Association
http://www.iowabroadcasters.com/resource/ibadir10.pdf

The Public and Broadcasting: How to Get the Most Service from Your Local Station
http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/decdoc/public_and_broadcasting.html

The Structural Imbalance of Political Talk Radio
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2007/06/talk_radio.html

Study:  Localism Key to Correcting Conservative Talk Radio Imbalance
http://www.blogforiowa.com/blog/_archives/2009/2/23/4101530.html

Is Conservative Talk Being Rammed Down Iowans' Throats?
http://www.blogforiowa.com/blog/_archives/2010/6/22/4559319.html
 
Pew Research on Health Care Reform Validates Need for Media Reform
http://www.blogforiowa.com/blog/_archives/2010/6/28/4564588.html

Powell Memo
http://reclaimdemocracy.org/corporate_accountability/powell_memo_lewis.html

Grassley letter to Genachowski
http://www.votesmart.org/speech_detail.php?sc_id=490012&keyword=&phrase=&contain=

Prometheus Radio Project
http://prometheusradio.org/

Dave Bradley's writings on the history of the stolen media:

Iowa in the Age of Consolidated Media
Getting Our Message Out: Fighting Fire with FM (and Net Neutrality)
The Great Surprise – The Telecommunications Act of 1996
The Plane Facts About Media: What I Learned While in Flight
A Brief History of Media Consolidation
Observations on the Media in Iowa