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About Edge 88
KDPS radio is a 5,200 watt station licensed by the FCC to the Des Moines Public Schools, with evening and weekend programming provided by Grand View radio students. The station reaches a 20-radius around Des Moines, including Polk County and portions of Dallas, Story, Warren and Jasper counties.
Edge 88 is non-commercial evening and weekend programming on KDPS, 88.1 FM. The station is owned and operated by the Des Moines Public Schools, which programs the weekday daytime hours and Friday nights. Grand View leases evening time on the station to provide our student DJ's with experience in the radio business. The goal of the station is educational – we are not trying to compete with the area commercial stations, but instead are allowing our announcers to learn the business by working for the first time in front of a real audience.
Grand View students operate most of the evening Edge 88 programming during the school year, from September to April. Central Campus high school students air programming from late August to early June during the daytime on weekdays and on Friday nights. Kids Radio Mania (for ages 2 to 14) runs on Saturdays and Sundays every weekend of the year and also airs on some holidays. NOTE: The station is typically off the air on weeknights from May to August and does not air any weekday material during the daytime from mid-June to late-August. Only Kids Radio Mania airs during the summer, on weekends and holidays.
Monday through Thursday from 6 p.m. to midnight, Edge 88 programs alternative rock music. DJ's typically work one two-hour shift a week, sometimes working alone but often working in teams of two. The target listening audience is teens and young adults. On Sunday nights during the school years there is a variety of material, including oldies and sports talk. Kids Radio Mania runs 7 a .m. to 9 p.m. every Saturday and 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sundays during the school year, then 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sundays from May to August and on holidays.
According to the Arbitron ratings (purchased by Grand View through the Radio Research Consortium), KDPS has a cumulative audience of around 12,000 listeners a week. Peak listening times are most weeknights, all day Friday, Saturday late morning ("Crazy Dave Kids Show") and kids radio on late afternoon on Saturdays and Sundays.
What makes Edge 88 unique is that the station actually has live DJ's sitting in the studio, ready to take your alternative rock request. Most commercial radio stations today "voice track" their DJ's by recording their voices ahead of time, or if there is a live DJ in the studio most stations do not actually play your request (even if the station tells you to call in requests!). So Grand View radio offers a request line: 263-2985. Call after 6 p.m., Sunday through Thursday from September to April.
Grand View radio also wants to keep you informed. Just click on our Edge Links section to get news, weather, sports and music news from other Web sites. The Weather Channel magnet at the bottom of the screen on our links section allows you to type in a zip code and get current conditions and weather forecast.
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