Des Moines, Iowa

Des Moines (pronounced {{IPA|/dɪˈmɔɪn/}} in English, in French) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Iowa. (Originally, the capital of Iowa was in Iowa City) It was incorporated on September 22, 1851 as Fort Des Moines, until it was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857.http://www.ci.des-moines.ia.us/departments/AC/Information/AChistoricalinfo.htm

Culture

Media

AM radio stations

• WOI-AM 640, NPR affiliate (generally talk)
• KPSZ 940, christian music and programming
• WHO 1040, news, talk radio, University of Iowa sports
• KWKY 1150, christian talk, music
• KRNT 1350, "Great Songs, Great Memories"
• KXNO 1460, sports talk, Iowa State University sports

FM radio stations

• WOI-FM 90.1, NPR Affiliate (Generally music) Classical, Jazz, Public Broadcasting
• KJJY 92.5, country music
• KIOA "Oldies 93.3", oldies
• KGGO 94.9, classic rock
• KHKI 97.3 "The Hawk", country music
• KWQW 98.3 "Wow FM", talk radio (Formerly KRKQ 98 Rock)
• KZZQ Positive Hits "Q99.5 KZZQ" Christian CHR
• KMXD 100.3 "My 100", mixture of 1980s, 1990s, and current hits
• KSTZ "Star 102.5," hot adult contemporary
• KAZR "Lazer 103.3," hard rock music
• KLTI "Lite 104.1," soft adult contemporary
• KCCQ 105.1 "Channel Q," top 40 pop and rock
• KDRB "106.3 the Bus," blend of classic hits, similar to Jack FM (changed from its previous hip-hop and R&B format on April 1, 2005)
• KNWI 107.1 "Life 107.1" Christian Music
• KKDM 107.5 "Kiss 107 FM," current popular music

Television stations

• WOI 5, local ABC affiliate
• KCCI 8, local CBS affiliate
• KDIN 11, local PBS member station, Iowa Public Television network flagship
• WHO 13, local NBC affiliate
• KDSM 17 local Fox affiliate
• KPWB 23 local WB affiliate
• KFPX 39 local i affiliate

Print

• Des Moines Register, newspaper
• Cityview, an alternative weekly newspaper
• Des Moines Business Record
• Juice, a weekly publication from the Register targeted toward the 25- to 34-year-old demographic

Points of interest

• Arie den Boer Arboretum
• The Blank Park Zoo
• Court Avenue Downtown District
• Des Moines Botanical Center
• The Iowa Events Center
• Iowa State Capitol, featuring a genuine gold-covered dome
• Iowa State Fair Grounds
• Lilac Arboretum and Children's Forest
• Merle Hay Mall, one of Iowa's oldest and largest shopping malls
• Science Center of Iowa
• Terrace Hill, home of the governor of Iowa
• Jordan Creek Towncenter

Sports

• The Iowa Cubs baseball team of the Pacific Coast League, the Class AAA affiliate of the major-league Chicago Cubs. They play their home games at Principal Park (formerly Sec Taylor Stadium).
• The Des Moines Dragons basketball team played in the IBL from 1997-1998 season until the end of the 2000-2001 season. They played at Veterans Memorial Auditorium.
• The Des Moines Menace soccer team plays in Waukee.
• The Des Moines Buccaneers of the United States Hockey League plays at Buccaneer Arena in neighboring Urbandale.
• The Iowa Stars of the American Hockey League will begin play at Wells Fargo Arena (part of the Iowa Events Center) in 2005.
• The Iowa Barnstormers of the Arena Football League moved to New York in 2000 and are now the New York Dragons.