IN 1959 Des Moines Technical High School was moved from the old West High building at 15th and Center Street to the remodeled Solar Aircraft building at 18th and Grand (earlier the Ford Motor Company plant). KDPS radio was moved into this facility and the new KDPS-TV, channel 11 also went on the air. The Original radio license was held by KCBC which used the transmitter to broadcast music to the city busses, but the idea of a commercial FM station providing music for bus riders apparently was not profitable. KCBC-FM left the air in 1953. The FM transmitter was given to the Des Moines Public School and was used to put KDPS 88.1 FM on the air. Photos  credit: https://www.desmoinesbroadcasting.com

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