KWKB has had more network and affiliation switches than we can count, since its debut on-air in 2006. Currently, KWKB-DT is owned by Tri-State Christian Television, and leases antenna space to Iowa Public broadcast station KSUI-FM 91.7
The two broadasters' respective transmitter arrays are easily distinguished. KWKB-DT has the red digital TV antenna on top, and KSUI-FM has an array of 10 crossed-dipole FM antennas beneath the TV antenna.
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"KWKB, virtual channel 20 (UHF digital channel 25), is a TCT owned-and-operated television station licensed to Iowa City, Iowa, United States, serving the Eastern Iowa (Cedar Rapids–Waterloo–Iowa City–Dubuque) and Quad Cities television markets. The station is owned by Marion, Illinois-based Tri-State Christian Television. KWKB's studios and transmitter are located on Baker Avenue in West Branch.
From September 5, 2006 to September 16, 2011, KWKB was affiliated with both The CW as a primary network and MyNetworkTV as a secondary network.
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Until September 16, 2011, KWKB aired MyNetworkTV programming from 9 to 11 p.m., immediately following CW programming. . . . However, as of September 19, 2011, KWKB dropped MyNetworkTV in favor of syndicated fare.
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KWKB lost The CW when their charter 10-year affiliation agreement expired in September 2016. . . Concurrently, KWKB switched to This TV, taking that affiliation from KWWL's second subchannel. KWKB carried a mix of This TV programming along with its own syndicated programming.
In February 2011, KWKB began carrying the Antenna TV network on digital subchannel 20.2 until January 2015 when Antenna TV moved to KCRG-TV's digital subchannel 9.3. KWKB has been airing The Works on 20.2 since August 2015. Following the demise of The Works, the subchannel was replaced by Light TV.
In June 2018, Chicago-based KM Communications announced that it would sell KWKB to HC2 Holdings for $1,850,000;[3] the sale was completed on January 29, 2019. In February 2019, KWKB dropped This TV and became an Azteca América owned-and-operated station; however, this status didn't last long, as the station would become an affiliate of the female-oriented network Escape (now Court TV Mystery) in May.
On March 18, 2021, it was announced that KWKB and sister station KPNZ in Ogden, Utah would be sold to Marion, Illinois-based Tri-State Christian Television for $4 million. The sale was completed on August 2."
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"KSUI (91.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Classical music format. Located near Iowa City, Iowa, United States, the station serves the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City areas. The station is currently owned by the University of Iowa. It is the flagship station of Iowa Public Radio's classical music network.
KSUI broadcasts in HD."