KDRA-LP

For the airport with ICAO identifier KDRA, see Desert Rock Airport.

KDRA-LP (94.1 FM) was a radio station licensed to Des Moines, Iowa, United States and adopted the nickname "The Dog" on August 22, 2006.^[1] The station was owned by Drake University.^[2][3]

KDRA-LP

Des Moines, Iowa
Frequency	94.1 MHz
Branding	The Dog
Programming
Format	Defunct (was college radio)
Ownership
Owner	Drake University
History
First air date	August 22, 2006; 18 years ago (2006-08-22)
Last air date	August 15, 2019; 5 years ago (2019-08-15)
Technical information
Facility ID	132964
Class	L1
ERP	80 watts
HAAT	33.4 meters (110 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	41°36′8″N 93°39′20″W

History

Drake first began radio operations in 1982, with carrier current station "KDRK". From 2000 to 2006, it broadcast online and on campus TV sets as "KDCS Bulldog Radio".^[1] Until 2015, it was a time-shared station with KGVC-LP of Grand View College, later Grand View University; when the license for KGVC-LP was surrendered, it allowed KDRA-LP to go full-time on 94.1.^[4] On June 10, 2019, Drake University notified the FCC that KDRA-LP would cease operations on or before August 15, 2019, and that it would be surrendering the station's license.^[5] Its license was cancelled on January 5, 2021.