KDRA-LP

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KDRA-LP
94.1 The Dog.jpeg
Frequency 94.1 MHz
BrandingThe Dog
Programming
Format Defunct (was college radio)
Ownership
Owner Drake University
History
First air date
August 22, 2006;16 years ago (2006-08-22)
Last air date
August 15, 2019;4 years ago (2019-08-15)
Technical information
Facility ID 132964
Class L1
ERP 80 watts
HAAT 33.4 meters (110 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°36′8″N93°39′20″W / 41.60222°N 93.65556°W / 41.60222; -93.65556

KDRA-LP (94.1 FM) was a radio station licensed to Des Moines, Iowa, United States and adopted the nickname "The Dog" on August 22, 2006. [1] The station was owned by Drake University. [2] [3]

History

Drake first began radio operations in 1982, with carrier current station "KDRK". From 2000 to 2006, it broadcast online and on campus TV sets as "KDCS Bulldog Radio". [1] Until 2015, it was a time-shared station with KGVC-LP of Grand View College, later Grand View University; when the license for KGVC-LP was surrendered, it allowed KDRA-LP to go full-time on 94.1. [4] On June 10, 2019, Drake University notified the FCC that KDRA-LP would cease operations on or before August 15, 2019, and that it would be surrendering the station's license. [5] Its license was cancelled on January 5, 2021.

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References

  1. 1 2 "About Us". 94.1 The Dog. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  2. "KDRA-LP Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. "KDRA-LP Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  4. KGVC-LP surrender
  5. 2019 FCC License Surrender, Drake University. fcc.gov. June 10, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2021.