KWWL (TV)

KWWL
Waterloo–Cedar Rapids–; Dubuque–Iowa City, Iowa; ; United States;
City	Waterloo, Iowa
Channels	Digital: 7 (VHF); Virtual: 7;
Branding	KWWL; News 7 KWWL; KWWL News; MeTV KWWL 7.3 (DT3);
Programming
Affiliations	7.1: NBC; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	Allen Media Broadcasting; (Cedar-Rapids TV License Company, LLC);
History
First air date	November 29, 1953 (70 years ago)
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 ID	593
ERP	49 kW
HAAT	601 m (1,972 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	42°24′2″N 91°50′37″W / 42.40056°N 91.84361°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	kwwl.com

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.

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