NewsRadio 1040 WHO live

NewsRadio 1040 WHO is Iowa's news and talk station. It broadcasts on 1040 AM, serves the Des Moines metropolitan area and much of Iowa, and calls itself "The Voice of Iowa". The station is owned by iHeartMedia, and on this page you can listen to WHO live online, free.

News, talk and the Hawkeyes

WHO airs news, talk and information, with programs from 24/7 News, Premiere Networks and Westwood One. It is part of the Hawkeyes Sports Radio Network.

50,000 watts

WHO broadcasts with 50,000 watts, the maximum power for AM stations in the United States, from a non-directional antenna at a transmitter site on 148th Street South in Mitchellville. Its programming is also heard on the HD2 channel of sister station KDRB (100.3 FM), and WHO is Iowa's primary entry point station for the Emergency Alert System.

History

WHO signed on on April 10, 1924, and for a time in 1933–1934 operated as WOC-WHO.

Sister stations

In Des Moines, iHeartMedia also owns KASI, KCYZ, KDRB, KKDM, KXNO and KXNO-FM.

Iowa, anywhere

Press play and WHO starts in seconds — on I-35, on the farm or far from Iowa. The stream on this page carries the same programming you hear on 1040 AM.

How to listen

You can hear WHO on the radio on 1040 AM across Iowa, but you do not need a radio at all: this page plays the live stream in any browser, on a phone, tablet or computer. Press the play button at the top, wait a second or two for the stream to connect, and keep browsing while it plays — the player stays on as you move between pages. It is ideal for a Hawkeyes game or the morning news, and it costs nothing: no account, no subscription and no app to install.

Below the player you will find WHO's frequency and home city, the genres it plays, answers to common questions and a list of similar stations, so when you want a change you can jump to another station in the same format or the same area with one click.

• 100% free, no sign-up
• Live stream, 24 hours a day
• Listen from anywhere
• Works on phone and computer