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Radio station in Perry, Iowa, United States

KIHS

Key facts

instance ofradio station
countryUnited States
located in the administrative territorial entityIowa
All data from the card 15
Broadcast area
Des Moines metropolitan area
Frequency
105.5 MHz
Format
Catholic radio
Owner
Rick Ball(Trinity Communications, Inc.)
Sister stations
KQBV
First air date
February 26, 1971
Former call signs
KDLS (1971-2025)
Licensing authority
FCC
Class
C3
ERP
10,000 watts
HAAT
141 m (463 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°43′35.1″N 93°51′36.5″W / 41.726417°N 93.860139°W
Public license information
Public fileLMS
Webcast
Listen live
Website
iowacatholicradio.com

KIHS-FM (105.5 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Perry, Iowa, and serving the Des Moines metropolitan area. Owned by Trinity Communications, Inc., the station broadcasts a Catholic radio format as part of the Iowa Catholic Radio Network. The station's transmitter is located in Granger, Iowa.

History

On February 26, 1971, KIHS-FM first signed on as KDLS-FM. It was originally on 104.9 MHz. It was owned by the Perry Broadcasting Company, along with KDLS (1310 AM). Even though both stations continued to share the KDLS call sign until 2025.

In the 1990s, the station, as KDLS-FM moved to 101.7 MHz and then later 105.5 MHz. The station broadcast a country music format with frequent farm reports.

In the early 2000s, KDLS-FM was sold to owners specializing in Latin music formats. It switched to regional Mexican music.

Effective May 19, 2023, Latin Broadcasting Company sold KDLS-FM for $1.84 million to Trinity Communications, Inc. Trinity, the operator of the Iowa Catholic Radio network, continued to air the "La Ley" regional Mexican format on the station until April 1, 2025, when the two broadcasters swapped dial positions. On that date, KDLS-FM officially changed its call sign to KIHS-FM and began airing Catholic programming, while the "La Ley" format moved to 1150 AM (KDLX).

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