KDRB

KDRB
Broadcast area
Des Moines metropolitan area
Frequency100.3 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding100.3 The Bus
Programming
FormatAdult hits
SubchannelsHD2: WHO simulcast (News/Talk)
Ownership
Owner
KKDM, KXNO, KXNO-FM, WHO, KASI, KCYZ
History
First air date
1948 (1948) (as WHO-FM)
Former call signs
WHO-FM (1948–1973)
KLYF (1973–1998)
KMXD (1998–2006)
Call sign meaning
Des Moines' R&B; calls carried over from 106.3, though not their associated format, and backronymed, with "RB" now meaning 'radio bus'
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
51332
ClassC
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT547 meters (1,795 ft)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitethebusfm.iheart.com

KDRB (100.3 MHz "100.3 The Bus") is a commercial FM radio station in Des Moines, Iowa. It airs an adult hits radio format and is owned by iHeartMedia, carrying its own variety hits format, similar to the franchised Jack FM branding. KDRB is the flagship station for the Iowa State Cyclones.

The station's studios are located at 2141 Grand Avenue in Des Moines along with iHeartMedia's other Des Moines stations, and its transmitter is located on Northwest 2nd Street, near Ankeny Boulevard in Alleman. Broadcasting in HD Radio, its second subchannel carries its mother station WHO (1040), which first signed on what was their formerly similarly-called FM counterpart in 1948.