KKDM

KKDM
Des Moines, Iowa;
Broadcast area	Greater Des Moines
Frequency	107.5 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	107.5 KISS FM
Programming
Format	Top 40 (CHR); HD2: Sports (KXNO simulcast); HD3: Contemporary Christian (K-Love)
Affiliations	Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc.; (iHM Licenses, LLC);
Sister stations	KDRB, KXNO, KXNO-FM, WHO, KASI, KCYZ
History
First air date	October 1, 1995
Former call signs	KACX (1993, CP)
Call sign meaning	Kome Kiss Des Moines (In Kome the K is a substitute for a C)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	42108
Class	C1
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	220 meters (720 ft)
Translator(s)	95.3 K237GC (Des Moines, relays HD3)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	1075kissfm.iheart.com

KKDM (107.5 FM) is a commercial radio station in Des Moines, Iowa. The station airs a top 40 (CHR) radio format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. KKDM uses the KISS-FM branding used by many iHeart CHR/Top 40 stations. It carries the syndicated Elvis Duran and the Morning Show from co-owned Premiere Networks.

KKDM's studios and offices are located on Grand Avenue in Des Moines. Its transmitter is at South 57th Avenue West and West 124th Street South, near Colfax.^[2] KKDM broadcasts in the HD Radio format. Its HD-2 subchannel carries a simulcast of KXNO, which airs a sports format. The HD-3 subchannel carries the K-Love Christian Contemporary music format from the Educational Media Foundation which is also heard on translator station 95.3 K237GC.^[3]

History

KKDM was established by local businessman Rich Eychaner as Midwest Radio, Inc. KKDM signed on the air for the first time as modern rock-formatted "107.5 the Dot", on September 20, 1995.^[4]^[5]^[6] Eychanner sold Midwest Radio Inc. to Clear Channel Communications in July 1999. At 6 p.m. on July 2 of that year, Clear Channel swapped KKDM's modern rock format and programming with new sister station KCCQ (which had recently moved to a new frequency and increased power) in exchange for that station's CHR format. KKDM was rebranded as "Kiss 107.5", which later rebranded as "107.5 KISS FM".^[7]^[8]

Previous logos

HD Radio subchannels

KKDM operates two HD Radio subchannels on 107.5 - 2 (The Heat) and 107.5 - 3 (K-Love Christian radio) respectively.

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for KKDM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ Radio-Locator.com/KKDM
^ Radio-Locator.com/K237GC
^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1996 page B-152
^ Dale Kasler, "Dead air costly to new station," The Des Moines Register, August 14, 1995.
^ "New FM station signs on," The Des Moines Register, September 21, 1995.
^ Kyle Munson, "KKDM radio's fate sealed with a Kiss," The Des Moines Register, July 8, 1999.
^ Kyle Munson, "Death on the dial," The Des Moines Register, July 15, 1999.

External links

Kiss 107.5 KKDM official website
Facility details for Facility ID 42108 (KKDM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
KKDM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
Facility details for Facility ID 152213 (K237GC) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
K237GC at FCCdata.org

41°38′38″N 93°17′20″W / 41.644°N 93.289°W / 41.644; -93.289

[1] "Facility Technical Data for KKDM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[2] Radio-Locator.com/KKDM

[3] Radio-Locator.com/K237GC

[4] Broadcasting Yearbook 1996 page B-152

[5] Dale Kasler, "Dead air costly to new station," The Des Moines Register, August 14, 1995.

[6] "New FM station signs on," The Des Moines Register, September 21, 1995.

[7] Kyle Munson, "KKDM radio's fate sealed with a Kiss," The Des Moines Register, July 8, 1999.

[8] Kyle Munson, "Death on the dial," The Des Moines Register, July 15, 1999.

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