KCBC-FM
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KCBC-FM was a radio station
in Des Moines, Iowa
from 1949-1953. Its studios were located at 2323 Grand Avenue on the near west side of Des Moines
. The original transmitter and tower were also located on the property until 1950. In 1950, KCBC purchased the former WHO-FM
transmitter and tower on top of the Equitable Building at 6th and Locust in downtown Des Moines.
/Musak format that was targeted at people riding the city's buses. At the rear of KCBC's Grand Avenue property there was a barn where they installed FM receivers in the city's buses. The plan to target music and advertisements to the city's bus riders was not a profitable one, and after just four years, KCBC-FM left the air, donating their transmitter to the Des Moines Public Schools
. The school district used the transmitter to put KDPS
on air the same year at 88.1 FM. After KCBC-FM's licence was deleted in 1953, no other station in Des Moines has used the 94.1 frequency until 2005, when a low-powered radio station from Grand View University, KGVC-LP
, signed on at 94.1 FM.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
in Des Moines, Iowa
Des Moines, Iowa
Des Moines is the capital and the most populous city in the US state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small portion of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857...
from 1949-1953. Its studios were located at 2323 Grand Avenue on the near west side of Des Moines
Des Moines, Iowa
Des Moines is the capital and the most populous city in the US state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small portion of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857...
. The original transmitter and tower were also located on the property until 1950. In 1950, KCBC purchased the former WHO-FM
KDRB
KDRB, "100.3 The Bus," is an adult hits radio station similar to Jack FM serving the Des Moines, Iowa, area in the USA. It broadcasts at 100.3 FM. The station's studios are located at 2141 Grand Avenue in Des Moines along with Clear Channel Communications' other Des Moines stations...
transmitter and tower on top of the Equitable Building at 6th and Locust in downtown Des Moines.
Format
The format that KCBC-FM adopted was an Easy ListeningEasy listening
Easy listening is a broad style of popular music and radio format that emerged in the 1950s, evolving out of big band music, and related to MOR music as played on many AM radio stations. It encompasses the exotica, beautiful music, light music, lounge music, ambient music, and space age pop genres...
/Musak format that was targeted at people riding the city's buses. At the rear of KCBC's Grand Avenue property there was a barn where they installed FM receivers in the city's buses. The plan to target music and advertisements to the city's bus riders was not a profitable one, and after just four years, KCBC-FM left the air, donating their transmitter to the Des Moines Public Schools
Des Moines Public Schools
The Des Moines Public Schools is the largest public school district in Iowa...
. The school district used the transmitter to put KDPS
KDPS
KDPS is a radio station in Des Moines, Iowa. The station is currently owned by Des Moines Public Schools. The school district programs the station during daytime hours with a variety of rock music styles and staffs it with high school students who are learning radio...
on air the same year at 88.1 FM. After KCBC-FM's licence was deleted in 1953, no other station in Des Moines has used the 94.1 frequency until 2005, when a low-powered radio station from Grand View University, KGVC-LP
KGVC-LP
KGVC-LP is a radio station licensed to Des Moines, Iowa, USA and serving the Grand View College area. The station is currently owned by Grand View College.-External links:*...
, signed on at 94.1 FM.