KDST explained

KDST
City:Dyersville, Iowa
Branding:"Real Country 99.3 KDST"
Airdate:March 21, 1984
Frequency:99.3 (MHz)
Format:Country
Erp:3,000 watts
Haat:91abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Class:A
Facility Id:16778
Coordinates:42.4286°N -91.2139°W
Former Callsigns:KDMC (1984–1987)
KXIX (1987–1988)
Owner:Design Homes, Inc.
Affiliations:Real Country
(Cumulus Media)
Webcast:KDST Webstream
Website:KDST Online
Licensing Authority:FCC

KDST is a country formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Dyersville, Iowa, serving Dubuque and Delaware counties in Iowa. KDST is owned and operated by Design Homes, Inc.[1]

History

The station was licensed as KDMC on March 21, 1984, changed to KXIX August 10, 1987 and changed again to the current KDST on December 15, 1988.[2]

Transmission

The transmitter and broadcast tower are located six miles southwest of Dyersville, near the intersection of 250th Street and 300th Avenue, in rural Hopkinton in Delaware County. According to the Antenna Structure Registration database, the tower is 119abbr=onNaNabbr=on tall with the FM broadcast antenna mounted at the 115abbr=onNaNabbr=on level.[3] The calculated Height Above Average Terrain is 91abbr=onNaNabbr=on.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/own_list.pl?Facility_id=16778 FCC Ownership database
  2. http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=16778&Callsign=KDST FCC Callsign database
  3. http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/AsrSearch/asrRegistration.jsp?regKey=120719 FCC Antenna Structure Registration database