Class C Affiliations Northwestern Media Frequency 96.5 MHz Branding Life 96.5 Call sign meaning NorthWestern College | HAAT 488 meters (1,601 ft) Callsign meaning NorthWestern College Webcast Listen live City of license Sioux Falls | |
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KNWC-FM, also known as Life 96.5, is a Christian radio station located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota owned and operated by University of Northwestern – St. Paul, a Christian college in St. Paul, Minnesota. KNWC-FM concentrates on contemporary Christian music, although Christian talk programs are carried as well. Life 96.5 is the official radio station of LifeLight Festival.
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2007 FM Transmitter Failure
On Wednesday, January 24, 2007, KNWC-FM's main transmitter, which had been in service since 1983, failed. 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-FM to operate at low power on a backup antenna until the problem could be corrected. In late March 2007, KNWC-FM was operating at higher, but still reduced, power. KNWC-FM announced that the new antenna would be installed in May 2007, and Life 96.5 would operate on reduced power until then. After a long summer at reduced power due to circumstances beyond control, station manager Jeff Rupp announced KNWC-FM was back to full power on Friday, August 31, 2007.
2013 Antenna Failure
In May 2013 a ice storm "took out" KNWC-FM(Life 96.5)'s Antenna, They Went To A Lower ERP.