The plan to target music and advertisements to the city's bus riders was not a profitable one, and after just four years, KCBC-FM left the air, donating their transmitter to the Des Moines Public Schools. The school district used the transmitter to put KDPS on air the same year on 88.1 FM.
KCBC-FM's plan to advertise music to bus riders was unsuccessful, resulting in their discontinuation after four years. The school district then used the transmitter to launch KDPS on 88.1 FM in the same year.