KWWL (TV)

KWWL (channel 7) is a television station licensed to Waterloo, Iowa, United States, serving as the NBC affiliate for Eastern Iowa. Owned by Allen Media Broadcasting, KWWL maintains studios on East 5th Street in Waterloo, with news bureaus and advertising sales offices in Cedar Rapids, Dubuque and Iowa City. The station's transmitter is located north of Rowley, Iowa, a city in Buchanan County.

KWWL
CityWaterloo, Iowa
Channels
Branding
  • KWWL
  • News 7 KWWL; KWWL News
  • MeTV KWWL 7.3 (on DT3)
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
November 29, 1953 (1953-11-29)
Former call signs
KWWL-TV (1953–1983)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 7 (VHF, 1953–2009)
  • Digital: 55 (UHF, 2003–2009)
Former affiliations
  • DuMont (secondary, 1953–1956)
  • NTA (secondary, 1956–1961)
  • The CW (DT2, 2016−2021)
Call sign meaning
  • "Keep Watching Waterloo" (common, but inaccurate belief)
  • -or-
  • "Waterloo Way Leads"
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID593
ERP49 kW
HAAT601 m (1,972 ft)
Transmitter coordinates42°24′2″N 91°50′37″W
Links
Public license information
Websitekwwl.com
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