Iowa News Service 2006 annual report
In 2006, the Iowa News Service produced 175 radio news stories, which aired more than 25,352 times on 157 radio stations in Iowa and 460 nationwide.
story breakout number of radio stories station airings*
“Length is good, content is good, Budget Policy & Priorities 15 2,120 stories are timely on issues...Stories Campaign Finance Reform/Money in Politics 2 307 are to the point...Well written, nice Children’s Issues 10 1,400 range of issues...We can use the script Citizenship/Representative Democracy 4 664 alone as a short story or longer with Consumer Issues 4 735 one or two actualities...Convenient Disabilities 1,005 and easy to use...Like the actual 7 interviews and sound bites, no Energy Policy 8 1,348 canned reading...Good relevance Environment 14 2,166 to Iowa.” Global Warming/Air Quality 8 1,101 Health Issues 15 2,212 iowa broadcasters Human Rights/Racial Justice 2 267 Hunger/Food/Nutrition 3 519 “The type of media exposure we get Livable Wages/Working Families 4 609 from the Iowa News Service is vital Public Lands/Wilderness 4 447 as we tackle tough issues and get Rural/Farming 28 4,056 our issues out to everyday Iowans.” Senior Issues 11 1,615 hugh espey Smoking Prevention 6 656 iowa citizens for Social Justice 2 187 community improvement Sustainable Agriculture 3 303 Urban Planning/Transportation 3 389 Waste Reduction/Recycling 9 1,241 Water Quality 9 1,583 Women’s Issues 4 422 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 totals 175 25,352
* Represents the minimum number of times stories were aired. iowa radio stations INS Market ShareINS Information Market Share Information
Des Moines 31% Quad Cities 9%
Cedar Rapids 56% Dubuque 45% Waterloo-Cedar Falls 46% Sioux City 48% Mason City 57% 0 10 20 30 40 50 60
INS National Pick Up 460 Stations
1. KLBA-AM/FM (2) Albia 32. KDTH-AM, KATF-AM, KGRR-AM, 66. KIIC-FM (1) Osceola 2. KLGA-AM/FM (2) Algona WVRE-AM (4) Dubuque 67. KBOE-AM/FM (2) Oskaloosa 3. KASI-AM (1) Ames 33. WDBQ-AM/FM, KLYV-FM, KXGE-FM, 68. KBIZ-AM (1) Ottumwa 4. KUJZ-FM (1) Ankeny WJOD-FM (5) Dubuque 69. KOAK-AM, KCSI-FM (2) Red Oak 5. KJAN-AM (1) Atlantic 34. KDST-FM (1) Dyersville 70. KIWA-AM/FM (2) Sheldon 6. KSOM-FM (1) Audubon 35. KKSI-FM, KRKN-FM (2) Eddyville 71. KMA-AM, KKBZ-FM (2) Shenandoah 7. KZAT-FM (1) Belle Plaine 36. KDWD-FM (1) Emmetsburg 72. KMNS-AM, KSEZ-FM, KWSL-AM, 8. KAAN-AM/FM (2) Bethany 37. KILR-AM/FM (2) Estherville KGLI-FM, KSFT-FM (5) Sioux Center 9. KWBG-AM (1) Boone 38. KMCD-FM, KIIK-FM (2) Farfield 73. KSOU-AM/FM (2) Sioux City 10. KBUR-AM (1) Burlington 39. KMCD-AM (1) Farfield 74. KSCJ-AM (1) Sioux City 11. KKMI-FM, KDMG-AM, WQKQ-FM (3) 40. KIOW-FM (1) Forest City 75. KICD-AM/FM, KLLT-FM (3) Spencer Burlington 41. KWMT-AM (1) Fort Dodge 76. KUOO-FM, KUQQ-FM (2) Spirit Lake 12. KCIM-AM, KIKD-FM, KKRL-FM (3) Carroll 42. KAIQ-FM, KTLB-FM (2) Fort Dodge 77. KAYL-AM/FM (2) Storm Lake 13. WCAZ-AM (1) Carthage 43. KBKB-AM (1) Fort Madison 78. KKRF-FM (1) Stuart 14. KCNZ-AM/FM, KDNZ-AM, KCVM-FM 44. KGRN-AM (1) Grinnell 79. KCII-AM/FM (2) Washington (4) Cedar Rapids 45. KLMJ-FM (1) Hampton 80. KXEL-AM, KFMW-FM, KOKZ-FM, 15. KCRG-AM (1) Cedar Rapids 46. KNOD-FM (1) Harlan KWLO-AM (4) Waterloo 16. KMRY-AM (1) Cedar Rapids 47. KKIA-FM (1) Ida Grove 81. KQWC-AM/FM (2) Webster City 17. WMT-AM/FM (2) Cedar Rapids 48. KXIC-AM (1) Iowa City 82. KQYB-FM, KHME-FM, KNEI-AM/FM, 18. KHAK-FM, KDAT-FM, KRNA-FM (3) 49. KIFG-AM/FM (2) Iowa Falls KLCH-FM, KVIK-FM (6) Winona Cedar Rapids 50. KGRA-FM (1) Jefferson 83. Radio Iowa (45) Statewide 19. KCHA-AM/FM, KWMM-FM (3) 51. KOKX-AM/FM (2) Keokuk Charles City 52. KNIA-AM (1) Knoxville 20. KCHE-AM/FM (2) Cherokee 53. KLEM-AM (1) LeMars 21. KROS-AM (1) Clinton 54. KMCH-FM (1) Manchester 22. KCLN-AM (1) Clinton 55. KMAQ-AM/FM (2) Maquoketa 23. KCZQ-FM (1) Cresco 56. KFJB-AM, KXIA-FM (2) Marshalltown 24. KSIB-AM/FM (2) Creston 57. KNIM-AM/FM (2) Maryville, MO 25. WOC-AM (1) Davenport 58. KXCV-FM, KRNW-FM (2) Maryville, MO Public News Service 26. KDEC-AM/FM (2) Decorah 59. KGLO-AM, KCHA-AM/FM, KIAI-AM, 888-891-9416 27. KVIK-FM, KNEI-FM (2) Decorah KLKK-FM, KSMA-FM (6) Mason City fax 208-247-1830 28. KDSN-AM (1) Denison 60. KRIB-AM, KYTB-FM (2) Mason City [email protected] 29. KXNO-AM (1) Des Moines 61. KILJ-AM/FM (2) Mt. Pleasant 30. KRNT-AM (1) Des Moines 62. KWPC-AM (1) Muscatine Iowa News Service 31. WHO-AM, KASI-AM, KXMO-FM, 63. KCOB-AM/FM, KRTI-FM (3) Newton 888-692-8363 KKDM-FM, KCCQ-FM, KMXD-FM, 64. KOEL-AM (1) Oelwein fax 509-695-9627 WHO-TV, KDRB-FM (8) Des Moines 65. KFAB-AM (1) Omaha [email protected]