Iowa Station Makes Anticipated Flip to “K-Love”

KDCR/88.5 (Sioux Center) has made its anticipated change to the Contemporary Christian “K-Love” network ahead of the formal sale of the station to the network’s owner.

As announced in March, Dordt University is selling KDCR to the Educational Media Foundation for $200,000. The 100kW station had run a locally-programmed Christian format since signing on in 1968 but the university cited “a shift in audience interest” and financial concerns in announcing its decision.

The station has changed its callsign to KLDX with the switch to “K-Love.” Its legal ID promotes the network’s frequencies in Sioux Falls, SD, (KSFS/90.1) and Sioux City (KILV/107.5), similar to ID’s on some other “K-Love” stations.

88.5 delivers a strong signal to the area of northwestern Iowa between Sioux City, Sioux Falls, and Worthington, MN. Communities in its main coverage area include Le Mars, Orange City, Rock Rapids, and Sibley.

Part of KLDX’s coverage area overlaps with KZTP/104.3 (Sibley-Worthington), which recently debuted a commercial Christian music format.