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KDSM-TV
KDSM
Des Moines, Iowa
United States
Branding Fox 17 (general)
Channel 13 News (on WHO-produced newscasts)
Slogan One Hour News –
One Hour Earlier:
The Time is Right!
Channels Digital: 16 (UHF)
Virtual: 17 (PSIP)
Subchannels 17.1 Fox
17.2 Comet TV
17.3 Charge!
17.4 TBD
Affiliations Fox (1986–present)
Owner Sinclair Broadcast Group
(KDSM Licensee, LLC)
Founded September 13, 1982
First air date March 7, 1983 (35 years ago) (1983-03-07)
Call letters’ meaning DeS Moines (DSM is also IATA airport code and KDSM is also ICAO airport code for Des Moines International Airport)
Sister station(s) Cedar Rapids: KGAN, KFXA
Ottumwa/Kirksville, MO: KTVO
Sioux City: KPTH, KMEG
Omaha, NE: KPTM, KXVO
Former callsigns KCBR (1983–1986)
Former channel number(s) Analog:
17 (UHF, 1983–2009)
Former affiliations Independent (1983–1986)
Transmitter power 500 kW
Height 612 m (2,008 ft)
Facility ID 56527
Transmitter coordinates 41°49?48.5?N 93°36?54.6?W / 41.830139°N 93.615167°W / 41.830139; -93.615167
Licensing authority FCC
Public license information: Profile
CDBS
Website kdsm17.com

KDSM-TV is a Fox affiliate in Des Moines, Iowa, US, owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group. FOX 17 broadcasts in high definition digital on UHF channel 16. KDSM is also on cable at Mediacom channel 6 [standard def] and channel 817 [high def digital]. Fox KDSM airs syndicated programs including The Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Men, The People’s Court, and Judge Mathis, among others. Sports on TV 17 features all the Chicago Cubs games. 17 Fox Des Moines also airs other local sports, news, weather, school closings, and traffic coverage.

Detailed Antenna Reception Information For KDSM FOX 17 Des Moines

 

State Iowa
City DES MOINES
Country USA
Virtual Channel 17
RF Channel 16
Effective Radiated Power (ERP) 500 kW
Height Above Average Terrain (HAAT) 612m
Latitude 41.8297004699707
Longitude -93.6156005859375
Radiation Center-above Mean Sea Level (RCAMSL) 902m
Callsign KDSM-TV
MHZ 482
Network Affiliation FOX
Nielsen DMA DES MOINES-AMES
Contact Street 1 4023 Fleur Drive
Contact City Des Moines
Contact State IA
Contact Zip 50321
Contact Phone 515-287-1717
Website www.kdsm17.com/
Additional Data FCC Station Information