KWDM
{{short description|High school radio station in West Des Moines, Iowa}}
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = 88.7 KWDM The Point
| logo = Station logo 2013-11-01 02-00.jpeg
| city = West Des Moines, Iowa
| branding = 88.7 KWDM The Point
| airdate = October 1, 1976
| frequency = 88.7 (MHz)
| format = Modern Rock/Alternative
| erp = 100 watts
| class = A
| callsign_meaning = West Des Moines
| owner = West Des Moines Community School District
| website = {{URL|http://887kwdm.wix.com/kwdm-the-point}}
| licensing_authority= FCC
}}
KWDM, "88.7 KWDM The Point," is a modern rock high school radio station serving the Des Moines, Iowa area on 88.7 FM. The radio station's studio is located at Valley High School in West Des Moines. It is owned and operated by the West Des Moines Community School District and is operated by students at Valley under the direction of a staff advisor.
History
On October 1, 1976, the West Des Moines Community School District signed KWDM on the air at 88.9 MHz.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38091264/|first=Kirby|last=Warren|title=Students run their own radio station|work=Des Moines Register|pages=1-TV, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38091323/ 3-TV]|date=February 13, 1977|accessdate=October 28, 2019}} The KWDM call letters had previously been used on two commercial stations in Des Moines, 1150 AM (later KWKY) and 93.3 FM (later KIOA), under the ownership of George Webber.
In 1994, KWDM's frequency was migrated from 88.9 FM to 88.7 FM and its power increased from 10 watts ERP to 100 watts. The station is one of two high school radio stations in Iowa, the other being KDPS operated by Des Moines Public Schools.
References
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- [http://www.desmoinesbroadcasting.com/stations-misc/kwdm-fm-93-3/kwdm-fm-93-3-main.html KWDM FM 93.3]. Accessed July 9, 2006.
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060716000034/http://www.wdm.k12.ia.us/ West Des Moines Community School District Home]. Accessed July 9, 2006.
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060920022450/http://www.wdm.k12.ia.us/kwdm/ KWDM The Point website]
{{FM station data|70543|KWDM}}
{{Des Moines radio}}
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