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===Radio=== ====Commercial stations==== [[iHeartMedia]] owns five radio stations in the area, including [[WHO (AM)|WHO]] 1040 AM, a 50,000-watt AM [[talk radio|news/talk]] station that has the highest ratings in the area<ref>{{Cite web |last=Arbitron |title=Arbitron Ratings Data |url=http://www.arbitron.com/home/ratings.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014005825/http://www.arbitron.com/home/ratings.htm |archive-date=October 14, 2007 |access-date=January 13, 2008}}</ref> and once employed future President [[Ronald Reagan]] as a sportscaster. In addition to WHO, iHeartMedia owns [[KDRB]] 100.3 FM ([[adult hits]]), [[KKDM]] 107.5 FM ([[contemporary hit radio|contemporary hits]]), [[KXNO-FM]] 106.3, and [[KXNO (AM)|KXNO]] 1460 AM ([[sports radio]]).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clear Channel Communications |title=Clear Channel Radio: Station Search |url=http://www.clearchannel.com/Radio/StationSearch.aspx?RadioSearch=Des%20Moines |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114065333/http://www.clearchannel.com/Radio/StationSearch.aspx?RadioSearch=Des%20Moines |archive-date=January 14, 2009 |access-date=January 13, 2008}}</ref> They also own news/talk station [[KASI]] 1430 AM and [[hot adult contemporary]] station [[KCYZ]] 105.1 FM, both of which broadcast from [[Ames, Iowa|Ames]]. [[Cumulus Media]] owns five stations that broadcast from facilities in [[Urbandale, Iowa|Urbandale]]: [[KBGG]] 1700 AM (sports), [[KGGO]] 94.9 FM ([[classic rock]]), [[KHKI]] 97.3 FM ([[country music]]), [[KJJY]] 92.5 FM (country music), and [[KWQW]] 98.3 FM ([[contemporary hit radio|contemporary hits]]).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Citadel Communications |title=Station and Market Finder |url=http://www.citadelbroadcasting.com/citadel_broadcasting.aspx?mkt=Des+Moines&submit.x=15&submit.y=5 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729132727/http://www.citadelbroadcasting.com/citadel_broadcasting.aspx?mkt=Des+Moines&submit.x=15&submit.y=5 |archive-date=July 29, 2012 |access-date=January 13, 2008 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Saga Communications owns nine stations in the area: [[KAZR]] LAZER 103.3 FM ([[Rock music|rock]]), KAZR-HD2 (oldies), 93.3 [[KIOA]] FM ([[oldies|Classic Hits]]), [[KIOA-HD2]] HITS 99.9FM & 93.3 HD2 ([[Rhythmic contemporary|Rhythmic Top 40]]), [[KOEZ (FM)|KOEZ]] 104.1 EZ FM ([[adult contemporary music|soft adult contemporary]]), [[KPSZ]] HOPE 940 AM (Religious teaching and conservative talk), [[KRNT]] 1350 AM ([[ESPN Radio]]), [[KSTZ]] STAR 102.5 FM ([[contemporary hit radio|adult contemporary hits]]), and KSTZ-HD2 The Outlaw (classic country).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Saga Communications |date=August 18, 2022 |title=Des Moines, IA |url=https://dsmradio.com/ |access-date=August 18, 2022 |website=Des Moines Radio Group |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Other stations in the Des Moines area include religious stations [[KWKY]] 1150 AM, and [[KPUL]] 101.7 FM.<ref name="northpine">{{Cite web |last=Northpine.com |title=Des Moines Dial Guides |url=http://www.northpine.com/broadcast/dials/desmoines.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000122222045/http://www.northpine.com/broadcast/dials/desmoines.html |archive-date=January 22, 2000 |access-date=January 13, 2008}}</ref> ====Non-commercial stations==== Non-commercial radio stations in the Des Moines area include [[KDPS]] 88.1 FM, a station operated by the [[Des Moines Public Schools]]; [[KWDM]] 88.7 FM, a station operated by [[Valley High School (West Des Moines, Iowa)|Valley High School]]; [[KJMC]] 89.3 FM, an urban contemporary station; K213DV 90.5 FM, the contemporary Christian K-Love affiliate for the area; and KDFR 91.3 FM, operated by [[Family Radio]]. [[Iowa Public Radio]] broadcasts several stations in the Des Moines area, all of which are owned by [[Iowa State University]] and operated on campus. [[WOI (AM)|WOI]] 640 AM, the network's flagship station, and [[WOI-FM]] 90.1, the network's flagship "Studio One" station, are both based out of Ames and serve as the area's [[National Public Radio]] outlets. The network also operates classical stations [[KICG]], [[KICJ]], [[KICL]] and [[KICP]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Iowa Broadcasters' Association |title=Iowa Non-Commercial/Educational Radio Stations |url=http://www.iowabroadcasters.com/ncestat.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706052102/http://www.iowabroadcasters.com/ncestat.htm |archive-date=July 6, 2008 |access-date=January 13, 2008 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> The [[University of Northwestern β St. Paul]] operates [[Contemporary Christian music|Contemporary Christian]] simulcasts of [[KNWI|KNWI-FM]] at 107.1 Osceola/Des Moines, [[KNWI|KNWM-FM]] at 96.1 Madrid/Ames/Des Moines, and K264CD at 100.7 in downtown Des Moines. Low-power FM stations include KFMG-LP 99.1, a community radio station broadcasting from the [[Hotel Fort Des Moines]] and also webstreamed.<ref name="northpine" /><ref>[http://www.kfmg991.org/listen_now.php KFMG 99.1] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110124142248/http://www.kfmg991.org/listen_now.php |date=January 24, 2011 }}. KFMG 99.1. Retrieved on September 5, 2013.</ref>
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