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Longtime NW Iowa Christian FM to Switch to “K-Love” (Updated)

Posted on March 22, 2021 by Jon Ellis

Dordt University has announced plans to sell its KDCR/88.5 (Sioux Center) to the Educational Media Foundation, which will switch the station to the “K-Love” Contemporary Christian network.

KDCR has been on the air since 1968 and its 100kW signal covers the northwestern corner of Iowa. However, the university says the station faces “ongoing costs and limited listener financial support” and says it has seen “a shift in audience interest.”

“Over the last 12 months, Dordt has conducted a thorough review of KDCR, which has resulted in the selling of assets such as the frequency of 88.5 FM,” the college writes in a news release.

The sale price is $200,000, according to an asset purchase agreement filed with the FCC on March 24. The agreement says Dordt will retain ownership of the KDCR tower, which EMF will lease from the university.

KDCR will continue its current programming until the end of the semester and then switch to “K-Love” on May 15. The college will continue to offer web streams of sports and other campus events through the Dordt Media Network.

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