WHO-AM (Des Moines, IA)

WHO is a radio station operated by iHeartMedia, broadcasting at 50,000 watts on the AM frequency of 1040 from Des Moines, Iowa. It features a news/talk format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. At night, the station’s signal reaches a large portion of the continental United States. During the day, its strong transmitter power combined with Iowa's flat terrain, which has excellent soil conductivity, enables it to be heard across nearly all of Iowa and parts of neighboring states, including Minnesota, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas, Wisconsin, and South Dakota.

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How "DEI" Is Encouraging Anti-Semitism

6 days ago | whoradio.iheart.com | Jeff Angelo

Following a targeted terrorism attack on attendees of a pro-Israel rally in Boulder, Colorado, Jewish author and entrepreneur Mark Gerson tells Jeff that diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts on college campuses are contributing to the rise of anti-semitism.
Senator Joni Ernst And The Medicaid Controversy

6 days ago | whoradio.iheart.com | Jeff Angelo

Jeff applauds Senator Joni Ernst for not buying into what he sees as faux outrage over her "we're all going to die" comments but a caller thinks she needed to be more sensitive.
How To Live Longer By Becoming A "Super Ager"

1 week ago | whoradio.iheart.com | Jeff Angelo

Futurist Kevin Cirilli joins Jeff after research at Iowa State University potential unlocks a key to living longer. Cirilli has looked at a lot of research and has the keys to living longer and becoming a "super ager."
Miller-Meeks Says She Hasn't Decided Whether She's Running Again In 2026

1 week ago | whoradio.iheart.com | Craig Michaels

Photo: Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images News / Getty Images(Davenport, IA) -- Iowa's 1st Congressional District representative says she still hasn't decided if she's running again. Mariannette Miller-Meeks made the comment after an event for local supporters in Davenport yesterday where she was joined by Ohio Representative Jim Jordan. Four people have filed to run for the seat.
There Are Chinese Spies On Our College Campuses

1 week ago | whoradio.iheart.com | Jeff Angelo

Iowans are familiar with Chinese espionage efforts to steal intellectual property from agriculture. Global threat assessments expert Michael Lucci sees the attempt to revoke Chinese student visas as an important way to deport Chinese spies on our college campuses.
No Iowa Communities Included On DHS List Of Places Undermining ICE Efforts

1 week ago | whoradio.iheart.com | Craig Michaels

Photo: Douglas Rissing / iStock / Getty Images(Des Moines, IA) -- No Iowa communities made it onto a Homeland Security list of places the federal government says are undermining Immigration enforcement. The list released yesterday aims to put pressure on communities that DHS says are non-compliant with Federal statutes. Dubuque County officials feared they'd end up on the list after Sheriff Joe Kennedy declined to join a voluntary ICE enforcement program saying it wasn't a good fit.
Jeff Welcomes The Use Of Goose Lasers In Iowa

1 week ago | whoradio.iheart.com | Jeff Angelo

Jeff hates geese and is welcoming all the new technology being utilized in Iowa...including goose lasers...to address the ongoing goose threat.
City of Ankeny Receives $10,000 Grant

1 week ago | whoradio.iheart.com | Dave Bohl

(Ankeny, IA) -- The City of Ankeny receives a $10,000 grant. The city is being awarded a Community Betterment Grant from the Polk County Board of Supervisors. The funds will go to enhancements to the High Trestle Trail Experience Park, including new benches and additional waste disposal. The grant funding is meant to support non-profit recreational, cultural, and educational projects available to the public.
Interview with Steve Cotton

1 week ago | whoradio.iheart.com | Simon Conway

Simon Conway's interview with Steve Cotton during Thursday's third hour.
Second Anniversary Of The Davenport Apartment Building Collapse

1 week ago | whoradio.iheart.com | Craig Michaels

Photo: WQAD News 8(Davenport, IA) -- Today marks the second anniversary of the deadly partial collapse of an apartment building in Davenport. The collapse of a wall under repair on the six-story, 106 year-old structure killed three men, cost a woman one of her legs, and left dozens homeless. No criminal charges were filed against the building's owner Andrew Wold based on a state investigative report. He's since sold most of his Quad Cities properties, moved to Florida and changed his name.