KDST

{{short description|Iowa radio station}}

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{{Infobox radio station

| name = KDST

| logo =

| city = Dyersville, Iowa

| branding = "Real Country 99.3 KDST"

| airdate = March 21, 1984

| frequency = 99.3 (MHz)

| format = Country

| erp = 3,000 watts

| haat = {{convert|91|m|ft|abbr=on|0}}

| class = A

| facility_id = 16778

| coordinates = {{coord|42|25|43|N|91|12|50|W|region:US-IA_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| callsign_meaning =

| former_callsigns = KDMC (1984–1987)
KXIX (1987–1988)

| owner = Design Homes, Inc.

| licensee =

| affiliations = Real Country
(Cumulus Media)

| sister_stations =

| webcast = [http://lightningstream.surfernetwork.com/Media/player/view/kdst_sl4.asp?StreamingServerName=nick11a&call=kdst KDST Webstream]

| website = [http://www.kdstradio.com/ KDST Online]

| licensing_authority= FCC

}}

KDST is a country formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Dyersville, Iowa, serving Dubuque and Delaware counties in Iowa. KDST is owned and operated by Design Homes, Inc.[http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/own_list.pl?Facility_id=16778 FCC Ownership database]

History

The station was licensed as KDMC on March 21, 1984, changed to KXIX August 10, 1987 and changed again to the current KDST on December 15, 1988.[http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=16778&Callsign=KDST FCC Callsign database]

Transmission

The transmitter and broadcast tower are located six miles southwest of Dyersville, near the intersection of 250th Street and 300th Avenue, in rural Hopkinton in Delaware County. According to the Antenna Structure Registration database, the tower is {{convert|119|m|ft|abbr=on|0}} tall with the FM broadcast antenna mounted at the {{convert|115|m|ft|abbr=on|0}} level.[http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/AsrSearch/asrRegistration.jsp?regKey=120719 FCC Antenna Structure Registration database] The calculated Height Above Average Terrain is {{convert|91|m|ft|abbr=on|0}}.

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