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| Broadcast area | Southwestern Wyoming |
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| Frequency | 105.3MHz |
| Branding | The Diamond |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country music |
| Affiliations | Cumulus Media |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KMER,KRSV,KRSV-FM,KVSI | |
| History | |
First air date | April 23,1997 |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 77947 |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 16,000watts |
| HAAT | 270 metres (886 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°50′18″N110°30′14″W / 41.83833°N 110.50389°W /41.83833; -110.50389 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | svinews.com |
KDWY is an American FMradio station broadcasting on 105.3 MHz FM and is licensed to Diamondville, Wyoming. It primarily broadcasts a country music format, but occasionally broadcasts localhigh school football andbasketball games from Kemmerer or Diamondville as well. KDWY has sister stations,KMER,KVSI,KRSV-FM, andKRSV. The transmitter is located northeast of downtownKemmerer on Quealy Peak.
The station began as a construction permit on April 23, 1997. The initial construction permit expired, and was modified several times. The station received a license to cover on December 22, 2000. The station was owned by Jerrold T. Lundquist, of Chaparral Broadcasting.[2]Lundquist (Chaparral Broadcasting) sold the station for $2 million to Simmons Media, based out of Salt Lake City on April 19, 2004. At that time, KDWY's sister stations wereKAOX 107.3, andKMER in Kemmerer.[3]
The station was put in a trust in 2010 owned by Larry Patrick and operated by Broadway Media. Simmons kept KAOX and KMER. The station was sold for $15,000 to current owners SVI Media in mid 2018. KMER was also sold for $40,000.[4][5]
SVI Media noted that at the time of sale, both KDWY and KMER were off air. Most of the broadcasting equipment at the studio was "archaic" and needed to be upgraded. The station returned to air with asoft opening, before fully returning to air with newer equipment. The current owners also stated they would add local high school football broadcasts at a later date.[6]
With the sale, KDWY began to simulcastKRSV, andKMER. KDWY was known as "105.3 The Spur".[7]
KDWY broadcasts from a tower located northeast of Kemmerer, and with its 16,000watt signal, covers much of southwestern Wyoming. KDWY can also be heard in parts of northernUtah and southeasternIdaho, with a good radio, or acar stereo.The station at one point had a construction permit to move to Oakley, Utah, changing frequencies to 105.5 FM. It would have then become a rimshot to theSalt Lake City market. The tower would move toHumpy Peak inUtah. Ultimately, the frequency move and construction permit went unbuilt.[8]
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