KKDM
{{short description|Radio station in Des Moines, Iowa}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = KKDM
| logo = KKDM-FM.png
| logo_size = 150px
| city = Des Moines, Iowa
| area = Greater Des Moines
| branding = 107.5 KISS FM
| frequency = 107.5 MHz {{HD Radio}}
| translator = 95.3 K237GC (Des Moines, relays HD3)
| airdate = October 1, 1995
| format = Top 40 (CHR)
HD2: Sports (KXNO simulcast)
HD3: Contemporary Christian (K-Love)
| erp = 100,000 watts
| haat = {{convert|220|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class = C1
| facility_id = 42108
| callsign_meaning = Kome Kiss Des Moines (In Kome the K is a substitute for a C)
| former_callsigns = KACX (1993, CP)
| affiliations = Premiere Networks
| owner = iHeartMedia, Inc.
| licensee = iHM Licenses, LLC
| sister_stations = KDRB, KXNO, KXNO-FM, WHO, KASI, KCYZ
| webcast = [https://www.iheart.com/live/1075-kiss-fm-2740/ Listen Live]
| website = [https://1075kissfm.iheart.com/ 1075kissfm.iheart.com]
| licensing_authority= FCC
}}
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.[https://radio-locator.com/info/KKDM-FM?loc=41.59094%2C-93.62087&locn=Des%20Moines%2C%20Iowa Radio-Locator.com/KKDM] 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.[https://radio-locator.com/info/K237GC-FX Radio-Locator.com/K237GC]
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.[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1996/B-AL-MT-BC-YB-1996.pdf 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. 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".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.
Previous logos
HD Radio subchannels
References
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External links
- [https://1075kissfm.iheart.com/ Kiss 107.5 KKDM official website]
{{FM station data|42108|KKDM}}
- {{FCC-LMS-Facility|152213|K237GC}}
- {{FXL|K237GC}}
{{Des Moines radio}}
{{Contemporary Hit Radio Stations in Iowa}}
{{Kiss FM Radio stations}}
{{Elvis Duran and the Morning Show}}
{{IHeartMedia}}
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Category:Contemporary hit radio stations in the United States
Category:Radio stations established in 1995