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| Broadcast area | Greater Des Moines |
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| Frequency | 107.5MHz (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 |
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| KDRB,KXNO,KXNO-FM,WHO,KASI,KCYZ | |
| History | |
First air date | October 1,1995 |
Former call signs | KACX (1993,CP) |
Call sign meaning | KomeKissDesMoines (InKome the K is a substitute for a C) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 42108 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 100,000watts |
| HAAT | 220 meters (720 ft) |
| Translators | 95.3 K237GC (Des Moines, relays HD3) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 1075kissfm.iheart.com |
KKDM (107.5FM) is acommercialradio station inDes Moines, Iowa. The station airs atop 40 (CHR)radio format and is owned byiHeartMedia, Inc. KKDM uses theKISS-FM branding used by many iHeart CHR/Top 40 stations. It carries thesyndicatedElvis Duran and the Morning Show from co-ownedPremiere Networks.
KKDM's studios and offices are located on Grand Avenue in Des Moines. Itstransmitter is at South 57th Avenue West and West 124th Street South, nearColfax.[2] KKDM broadcasts in theHD Radio format. Its HD-2 subchannel carries a simulcast ofKXNO, which airs asports format. The HD-3 subchannel carries theK-LoveChristian Contemporary music format from theEducational Media Foundation which is also heard ontranslator station 95.3K237GC.[3]
KKDM was established by local businessman Rich Eychaner as Midwest Radio, Inc. KKDMsigned on the air for the first time asmodern rock-formatted "107.5 the Dot", on September 20, 1995.[4][5][6] Eychanner sold Midwest Radio Inc. toClear 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 stationKCCQ (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]
KKDM operates twoHD Radio subchannels on 107.5 - 2 (The Heat) and 107.5 - 3 (K-Love Christian radio) respectively.
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