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KDFR(FM)
Call Sign History
KDFR from 10/01/1986
91.3 MHz

Des Moines, IA
License
CP
Application
Allocation
STA





KDFR Channel: 217C2 91.3 MHz
Des Moines, Iowa
Service: FM - A full-service FM station or application.
Facility ID: 20849
FRN: 0035999069
Fac. Service: FM

Status: LIC
Application Accepted: 06/30/2023
Application Granted: 09/07/2023
File Number: 0000217439
License Expires: 02/01/2029
Application Type: Minor Modification

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Facility Type: NON-COMMERCIAL EDUC. FM
Class: C2, A Zone II station; with 25kW-50kW ERP and a class contour distance 39km-52km

Site Location: 41-36-59.0 N 93-31-36.0 W (NAD 83)
Site Location: 41-36-59.0 N 93-31-35.2 W (Converted to NAD 27)

Effective Radiated Power: 32 kW
Transmitter Output Power: 11.1 kW
Antenna Center HAAT: 136 m (446 ft.)
Antenna Center AMSL: 405 m (1329 ft.)
Antenna Center HAG: 146 m (479 ft.)

Site Elevation: 259 m. (850 ft.)
Height Overall*: 153 m (502 ft.)
(* As Filed In This Application, may differ from ASR Data, Below.)
Directional Antenna
Antenna Make/Model: Electronics Research Inc. MP-4E-DA
Antenna ID: 41602
Polarization:

Antenna Data for Antenna Id: 41602
KDFR FM File: -0000217439
Electronics Research Inc. - MP-4E-DA
Service: FM
AzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatioAzimuthRatio
00.637100.573200.487300.415
400.354500.354600.354700.415
800.487900.5731000.6731100.791
1200.8841301.0001401.0001501.000
1601.0001701.0001801.0001901.000
2001.0002101.0002201.0002301.000
2401.0002501.0002601.0002701.000
2801.0002901.0003001.0003101.000
3201.0003300.8843400.8843500.791
Structure Information

Structure Registration Number 1037691

Structure Type: TOWER
Registered To:
MURPHY, JOHN W DBA = MAC CORP
Structure Address:
4440 Ne 23rd Ave
Des Moines, IA
County Name: Polk County
ASR Issued: 05/29/1998
Site Elevation: 259.1 m (850 ft.)
Structure Height: 149.4 m (490 ft.)
Height Overall: 153.3 m (503 ft.)
Overall Height AMSL: 412.4 m (1353 ft.)
Paint & Light FAA Chapters: 1, 3, 4, 13, 21
41-36-59.0 N 93-31-36.0 W (NAD 83)
41-36-59.0 N 93-31-35.2 W
(Converted to NAD 27)
KDFR(FM) Licensee Information

Loam Media, Inc.
301 Maple Street
Suite 2 (POB 286)
Shenandoah, IA 51601
Phone: 712-246-5151
Not-for-Profit
0000217439 Applicant Information

Thomas Evans
Title: President
Date: 06/30/2023
Application Certifier

Family Stations, Inc.
301 Maple Street, PO Box 286
Shenandoah, IA 51601
Applicant
Kathleen Victory
Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth, P.L.C.
1300 North 17th Street, Suite 1100
Arlington, VA 22209
Esq.
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Study Date: 4/08/2025; Study Duration: 0.1467 Seconds.
Database Sources:
04/08/2025 FCC LMS,
4/8/2025 FCC ASR,
4/8/2025 FCC ULS Microwave, and
4/8/2025 FCC ULS Broadcast Land Mobile.



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