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KPSZ
KPSZ (940 AM, "Hope 940") is a commercial radio station in Des Moines, Iowa. The station's studios and offices are located on Locust Street in Des Moines along with the Des Moines Radio Group subsidiary of Saga Communications' other local stations (KRNT, KSTZ, KIOA, KOEZ and KAZR). KPSZ broadcasts a Christian talk and teaching radio format. National religious leaders heard on KPSZ include Adrian Rogers, David Jeremiah, Joyce Meyer and Jim Daly. Using a brokered programming model, hosts buy blocks of time on KPSZ and may use their shows to seek donations to their ministries. KPSZ is powered at 10,000 watts by day and 5,000 watts at night. It uses a directional antenna with a six-tower array to protect other stations on 940 AM, a Canadian and Mexican clear channel frequency. The transmitter is on 228th Avenue at Carpenter Street in Hartford. History KIOA: 1948–1957 On January 15, 1948, the station signed on as KIOA. Its studios were located in the Onthank building at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KIOA
KIOA (93.3 FM) is a commercial radio station in Des Moines, Iowa. It is owned by the Des Moines Radio Group subsidiary of Saga Communications and airs a Classic Hits radio format. The station's studios are located at 1416 Locust Street along with Saga's other Des Moines stations (KSTZ, KAZR, KOEZ, KRNT and KPSZ). The transmitter is located off 24th Street SE, near 6th Avenue SE, in Altoona. KIOA broadcasts in the HD Radio hybrid format. Its HD2 subchannel carries a contemporary hit radio format branded as "Hits 99.9." It is also heard on 250–watt FM translator station 99.9 K260AM in Des Moines. History KWDM The 93.3 frequency got its start on September 18, 1964 as KWDM. George Webber, who was the founder of the original KWDM (1150 AM, now KWKY), brought back his unique programming after having sold the AM station in 1959 to the 3M Corporation. The FM station consisted of block programming of music, including classical, operatic and ethnic music not heard elsewhe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KAZR
KAZR (103.3 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Pella, Iowa, and serving the Des Moines metropolitan area. It is owned by the Des Moines Radio Group subsidiary of Saga Communications, with studios located on Locust Street in Des Moines. KAZR airs a mainstream rock radio format, known as "Lazer 103.3." The transmitter is located off Pinion Avenue near Runnells, broadcasting at 100,000 watts. KAZR broadcasts in the HD Radio format. History The station signed on as KPLL in 1976, with studios and transmitter located in Otley, near Pella, Iowa. It was owned by the Meyer family with a varied format of music and religious programming. In 1980, its call letters changed to KXJX , in 1986 to KFMD, and to KDMG in 1988. KDMG, owned by Beta Broadcasting, had a "gold" format until 1989 and then followed various "classic oldies" formats until late 1990. From January 1991 to April 1992, KDMG followed an adult album alternative (AAA) format "Where The Music Comes First", simi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
940 AM
The following radio stations broadcast on AM frequency 940 kHz: 940 AM is a Mexican and Canadian clear-channel frequency. XEQ Mexico City is the dominant Class A clear channel station on 940 kHz. See also List of broadcast station classes. CFNV in Montreal, Quebec is also a Class A station. In Argentina * Excelsior in Monte Grande, Buenos Aires. * LRH200 in Chajarí, Entre Ríos. * LRJ241 Dimensión in San Luis. In Canada Bold print of Call Letters indicates Class A In Mexico Stations in bold are clear-channel stations. * XEQ-AM in Iztapalapa, DF - 30 kW, transmitter located at * XEMMM-AM XEMMM-AM is a radio station in Mexicali, Baja California, broadcasting on 940 kHz. History XEWV-AM received its concession in March 1955. In 1974, Cadena Baja California bought XEWV-AM. The callsign was changed to XEMMM-AM in 2003 after the ... in Mexicali, Baja California In the United States References {{DEFAULTSORT:940 Am Lists of radio stations b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Des Moines, Iowa
Des Moines () is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small part 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. It is located on, and named after, the Des Moines River, which likely was adapted from the early French name, ''Rivière des Moines,'' meaning "River of the Monks". The city's population was 214,133 as of the 2020 census. The six-county metropolitan area is ranked 83rd in terms of population in the United States with 699,292 residents according to the 2019 estimate by the United States Census Bureau, and is the largest metropolitan area fully located within the state. Des Moines is a major center of the US insurance industry and has a sizable financial services and publishing business base. The city was credited as the "number one spot for U.S. insurance companies" in a ''Business Wire'' articl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KSTZ
KSTZ (102.5 FM, "Star 102.5") is a commercial FM radio station in Des Moines, Iowa. The station airs a hot adult contemporary radio format. KSTZ is part of Saga Communications' Des Moines Radio Group, with studios located on Locust Street in Des Moines. KSTZ has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 92,000 watts (100,000 watts with beam tilt). The transmitter is located off Ankeny Boulevard ( U.S. Route 69) near Alleman. KSTZ broadcasts in the HD Radio format. The HD2 subchannel carries a classic country format known as "93.7 The Outlaw - Legends and Young Guns", which is also relayed on 250-watt translator station K229CC, at 93.7 MHz. History The station signed on the air in 1970 as KRNT-FM. It was the FM counterpart to KRNT (AM 1350). Both stations were owned by the Cowles family, publishers of the ''Des Moines Register''. During those early years, Drake-Chenault's automated "Hit Parade" format was aired. In 1974, the station became KRNQ ("Q-102"). That year, Cow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KOEZ (FM)
KOEZ (104.1 FM) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a soft adult contemporary music radio format, switching to Christmas music for part of November and December. Licensed to Ames, Iowa, the station serves the Des Moines metropolitan area. The station is owned by the Des Moines Radio Group subsidiary of Saga Communications. The station's studios are located on Locust Street in Des Moines, while its transmitter is located near Woodward. History The station signed on the air on . The original call sign was KLFM. It was owned by Paul D. Lunde and was branded as "KLFM Stereo - Ames; Central Iowa's first 24-hour FM station." It aired a beautiful music format with ABC FM Radio Network news at 15 minutes after the hour. Robert and Norma Bunce were the owners of Bunce Broadcasting Corporation. Bob started his broadcasting career as a disc jockey with KCBC and later bought the station in 1968. Robert sold KCBC in 1975 and purchased KLFM in Ames. The station call letters were cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KRNT
KRNT (1350 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports format. Serving the Des Moines, Iowa, United States, area, the station is owned by the Des Moines Radio Group subsidiary of Saga Communications through licensee Saga Communications of Iowa, LLC. Studios are located on Locust Street in Des Moines, with its 4-tower transmitter array located on King Avenue in Des Moines. Programming KRNT features programming from ESPN Radio. In addition, it serves as the broadcast outlet for several sports teams: * Drake University athletics (football, men's and women's basketball) * Chicago Cubs baseball History KSO The station was first licensed on October 9, 1925 to the A. A. Berry Seed Company in Clarinda, Iowa, transmitting on 1240 kHz, with the call sign KSO. The call letters reflected the slogan "Keep Serving Others". In 1926, an adverse legal decision briefly eliminated the ability of the U.S. government to assign station frequencies and powers, and as of December 31, 1926 K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transmitter
In electronics and telecommunications, a radio transmitter or just transmitter is an electronic device which produces radio waves with an antenna (radio), antenna. The transmitter itself generates a radio frequency alternating current, which is applied to the Antenna (radio), antenna. When excited by this alternating current, the antenna radiates radio waves. Transmitters are necessary component parts of all electronic devices that communicate by radio communication, radio, such as radio broadcasting, radio and television broadcasting stations, cell phones, walkie-talkies, Wireless LAN, wireless computer networks, Bluetooth enabled devices, garage door openers, two-way radios in aircraft, ships, spacecraft, radar sets and navigational beacons. The term ''transmitter'' is usually limited to equipment that generates radio waves for Communication engineering, communication purposes; or radiolocation, such as radar and navigational transmitters. Generators of radio waves for heatin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hartford, Iowa
Hartford is a city in Warren County, Iowa, United States. The population was 733 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the Des Moines–West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Hartford was laid out in 1849 by John D. Hartman. John D. Hartman was the father of an Indianola mayor. Geography Hartford is located at (41.459662, -93.402089). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 771 people, 279 households, and 208 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 299 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.4% White, 0.6% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.5% of the population. There were 279 households, of which 41.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
