KKDM
Encyclopedia
KKDM is a contemporary hit
radio station
based in Des Moines, Iowa
. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications
.
as Midwest Radio, Inc. The station signed on the air as "Iowa's New Rock Alternative", with a pop-leaning alternative rock
format and a 50,000 watt signal (soon to increase to 100,000 watts) in the spring of 1995. By the fall of that year, KKDM became popularly known as "The Dot" and eventually changed its moniker to "107 dot 5".
Midwest Radio sold KKDM to Clear Channel Communications
, Inc. in July, 1999, at which time the station was moved from its studios at 1563 N.E. 53rd Ave. to 1801 Grand Ave. 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 1075".
Contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
radio station
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...
based 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...
. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...
.
History
KKDM was established by local businessman Rich EychanerRich Eychaner
Rich Eychaner is an Iowa businessperson, politician and LGBT rights activist. He has founded and operated a variety of businesses in Iowa since 1975...
as Midwest Radio, Inc. The station signed on the air as "Iowa's New Rock Alternative", with a pop-leaning alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
format and a 50,000 watt signal (soon to increase to 100,000 watts) in the spring of 1995. By the fall of that year, KKDM became popularly known as "The Dot" and eventually changed its moniker to "107 dot 5".
Midwest Radio sold KKDM to Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...
, Inc. in July, 1999, at which time the station was moved from its studios at 1563 N.E. 53rd Ave. to 1801 Grand Ave. Clear Channel swapped KKDM's modern rock format and programming with new sister station KCCQ
KCCQ
KCCQ is a commercial radio station located in Ames, Iowa, broadcasting to the Des Moines, Iowa area on 105.1 FM. KCCQ airs an Alternative rock music format branded as "New Rock 105.1"...
(which had recently moved to a new frequency and increased power) in exchange for that station's CHR format. KKDM was rebranded as "Kiss 1075".