Misplaced Pages

KDLS-FM (105.5 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Perry, Iowa, and serving the Des Moines metropolitan area. It airs a Regional Mexican music radio format, known as "La Ley 105.5 FM." (La Ley translates to "The Law.")

KDLS-FM is owned by Rick Ball, through licensee Trinity Communications, Inc.

The transmitter and broadcast tower are located on West Avenue in Granger, Iowa, halfway between Perry and Des Moines.

History

On February 26, 1971, KDLS-FM first signed on. It was originally on 104.9 MHz. It was owned by the Perry Broadcasting Company, which also owns former sister station AM 1310 KDLS. Even though both stations continue to use the KDLS call sign, they are now separately owned.

In the 1990s, the station moved to 101.7 MHZ and then later 105.5 MHz. The station broadcast a country music format with frequent farm reports.

In the early 2000s, the station was sold to owners specializing in Latin music formats. It switched to Regional Mexican music.

Effective May 19, 2023, Latin Broadcasting Company sold KDLS-FM for $1.84 million to Trinity Communications, Inc.

References

1. FCC.gov/KDLS-FM
2. Radio-Locator.com/KDLS-FM
3. Broadcasting Yearbook 1972 page B-78
4. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2000 page D-168

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 52312 (KDLS-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KDLS-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

This article about a radio station in Iowa is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e

• Radio stations in Iowa
• Regional Mexican radio stations in the United States
• Non-English-language mass media in Iowa
• Radio stations established in 1971
• 1971 establishments in Iowa
• Iowa radio station stubs