Early Iowa Broadcast Radio Stations
Here is a list of the first five years of commercial Iowa broadcast radio stations operating in the years from 1922 through 1926. We will enlarge this list in the future and plan on highlighting some of the more important and long lasting Iowa Broadcast stations. Here is a definition of the columns:
- Frequency (originally they were all on 360 meters which is 833 Kilohertz
- Station call sign
- Iowa city of operation
- Owner of the license if known
- Power level of the station (some increased their power during this time)
1922 Iowa Broadcast Radio Stations
| 833 | WDAX | Centerville IA | First National Bank | E |
| 833 | WEAB | Fort Dodge IA | Standard Radio Equipment Company | E |
| 833 | WEAU | Sioux City IA | Davidson Brothers Company | E |
| 833 | WEAZ | Waterloo IA | Donald Redmond | E |
| 833 | WGAJ | Shenandoah IA | W. H. Gass | E |
| 833 | WGF | Des Moines IA | The Register & Tribune | E |
| 833 | WHAA | Iowa City IA | State University of Iowa | E |
| 833 | WHAC | Waterloo IA | Cole Brothers Electric Company | E |
| 833 | WHAE | Sioux City IA | Automotive Electric Service Company | E |
| 833 | WOC | Davenport IA | Palmer School of Chiropractic | EM |
| 833 | WOI | Ames IA | Iowa State College | EM |
1923 Iowa Broadcast Radio Stations
| 833 | KFCY | Le Mars IA | Western Union College | |
| 833 | KFFV | Lamoni IA | Graceland College | |
| 833 | WDAX | Centerville IA | First National Bank | |
| 833 | WEAB | Fort Dodge IA | Standard Radio Equipment Co. | |
| 833 | WEAU | Sioux City IA | Davidson Bros. Co. | |
| 833 | WGF | Des Moines IA | The Register & Tribune | |
| 833 | WHAC | Waterloo IA | Cole Brothers Electric Co. | |
| 833 | WHAI | Davenport IA | Radio Equipment & Manufacturing Co. | |
| 833 | WIAH | Newton IA | Continental Radio & Manufacturing Co. | |
| 833 | WIAS | Burlington IA | Home Electric Co. | |
| 833 | WIAU | Le Mars IA | American Trust & Savings Bank | |
| 833 | WJAM | Cedar Rapids IA | D. M. Perham | |
| 833 | WKAA | Cedar Rapids IA | H. F. Paar | |
| 833 | WLAT | Burlington IA | Radio and Specialty Co. | |
| 833 | WOAD | Sigourney IA | Friday Battery & Electric Corporation | |
| 833 | WOI | Ames IA | Iowa State College | |
| 833 | WPAF | Council Bluffs IA | Peterson Radio Co. | |
| 833 | WQAK | Dubuque IA | Appel-Higley Electric Co. | |
| 1060 | WHAA | Iowa City IA | State University of Iowa | |
| 1080 | KFDP | Des Moines IA | Hawkeye Radio & Supply Co. | |
| 1210 | KFJB | Marshalltown IA | Marshall Electric Co. | |
| 1280 | KFIK | Gladbrook IA | Gladbrook Electrical Co. | |
| 1300 | KFER | Fort Dodge IA | Auto Electric Service Co. | |
| 1310 | WRAN | Waterloo IA | Black Hawk Electrical Co. | |
| 1320 | KFHL | Oskaloosa IA | Penn College | |
| 1330 | KFGQ | Boone IA | Crary Hardware Co. |
1924 Iowa Broadcast Radio Stations
| 620 | WHAA | Iowa City IA | State University of Iowa | 500 |
| 620 | WOC | Davenport IA | Palmer School of Chiropractic | 500 |
| 833 | WEAU | Sioux City IA | Davidson Bros. Co. | 100 |
| 833 | WOI | Ames IA | Iowa State College | 500 |
| 1060 | WIAS | Burlington IA | Home Electric Co. | 100 |
| 1070 | KFFV | Lamoni IA | Graceland College | 100 |
| 1070 | KFJX | Cedar Falls IA | Iowa State Teachers’ College | 50 |
| 1080 | WKAA | Cedar Rapids IA | H. F. Paar | 50 |
| 1100 | KFLZ | Atlantic IA | Atlantic Automobile Co. | 100 |
| 1120 | WJAM | Cedar Rapids IA | D. M. Perham | 20 |
| 1130 | KFNF | Shenandoah IA | Henry Field Seed Co. | 500 |
| 1150 | KFMR | Sioux City IA | Morningside College | 10 |
| 1210 | KFJB | Marshalltown IA | Marshall Electric Co. | 10 |
| 1220 | KFJY | Fort Dodge IA | Tunwall Radio Corp. | 50 |
| 1240 | KFJL | Ottumwa IA | Hardsacg Mfg. Co. | 10 |
| 1270 | WRAN | Waterloo IA | Black Hawk Electrical Co. | 10 |
| 1300 | KFER | Fort Dodge IA | Auto Electric Service Co. | 10 |
| 1330 | KFGQ | Boone IA | Crary Hardware Co. | 10 |
| 1340 | KFQP | Iowa City IA | George S. Carson Jr. | 10 |
1925 Iowa Broadcast Radio Stations
| 620 | WOC | Davenport IA | Palmer School of Chiropractic | 5000 |
| 620 | WSUI | Iowa City IA | State University of Iowa | 500 |
| 1080 | WKAA | Cedar Rapids IA | H. F. Paar | 50 |
| 1090 | WEAU | Sioux City IA | Davidson Bros. Co. | 100 |
| 1100 | KFLZ | Atlantic IA | Atlantic Automobile Co. | 100 |
| 1110 | WOI | Ames IA | Iowa State College | 500 |
| 1120 | WJAM | Cedar Rapids IA | D. M. Perham | 100 |
| 1130 | KFNF | Shenandoah IA | Henry Field Seed Co. | 500 |
| 1150 | KFMR | Sioux City IA | Morningside College | 100 |
| 1160 | KFJX | Cedar Falls IA | Iowa State Teachers’ College | 50 |
| 1170 | KFLP | Cedar Rapids IA | 20 | |
| 1180 | WIAS | Burlington IA | Home Electric Co. | 100 |
| 1190 | KFCY | Le Mars IA | Western Union College | 50 |
| 1200 | KFFV | Lamoni IA | Graceland College | 100 |
| 1210 | KFJB | Marshalltown IA | Marshall Electric Co. | 10 |
| 1220 | KFJY | Fort Dodge IA | Tunwall Radio Corp. | 50 |
| 1250 | KFHL | Oskaloosa IA | Penn College | 10 |
| 1280 | KFOL | Marengo IA | 10 | |
| 1300 | KFER | Fort Dodge IA | Auto Electric Service Co. | 10 |
| 1330 | KFGQ | Boone IA | Crary Hardware Co. | 10 |
| 1340 | KFQP | Iowa City IA | George S. Carson Jr. | 10 |
1926 Iowa Broadcast Radio Stations
| 570 | WHO | Des Moines IA | Bankers Life Company | 5000 |
| 620 | WOC | Davenport IA | Palmer School of Chiropractic | 5000 |
| 620 | WSUI | Iowa City IA | State University of Iowa | 500 |
| 1080 | KOIL | Council Bluffs IA | Monarch Manufacturing Co. | 500 |
| 1080 | KWCR | Cedar Rapids IA | Harry F. Paar | 500 |
| 1090 | WEAU | Sioux City IA | Davidson Brothers Co. | 100 |
| 1100 | KFLZ | Anita IA | Atlantic Automobile Co. | 100 |
| 1110 | WOI | Ames IA | Iowa State College | 750 |
| 1120 | WJAM | Cedar Rapids IA | D. M. Perham | 100 |
| 1140 | KFNF | Shenandoah IA | Henry Field Seed Co. | 1000 |
| 1150 | KFMR | Sioux City IA | Morningside College | 100 |
| 1170 | KTNT | Muscatine IA | Norman Baker | 500 |
| 1180 | WIAS | Burlington IA | Home Electric Co. | 100 |
| 1190 | KMA | Shenandoah IA | May Seed & Nursery Co. | 500 |
| 1190 | KWUC | Le Mars IA | Western Union College | 50 |
| 1210 | KFJB | Marshalltown IA | Marshall Electric Co. | 10 |
| 1220 | KFJY | Fort Dodge IA | Tunwall Radio Co. | 50 |
| 1240 | KSO | Clarinda IA | A. A. Berry Seed Co. | 500 |
| 1250 | KFHL | Oskaloosa IA | Penn College | 10 |
| 1330 | KFGQ | Boone IA | Crary Hardware Co. | 10 |
| 1340 | KFQP | Iowa City IA | George S. Carson Jr. | 10 |