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KSTZ (102.5 FM, "Star 102.5") is a commercial FM radio station in Des Moines, Iowa. The station has a Hot Adult Contemporary radio format. KSTZ is part of Saga Communications' Des Moines Radio Group, along with KPSZ, KRNT, KAZR, KIOA, and KMYR, with studios located on Locust Street in Des Moines.
KSTZ has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 92,000 watts (100,000 watts with beam tilt). The transmitter is located off Ankeny Boulevard (U.S. Route
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By 2011, KPTL shifted its direction from AAA to Modern AC (a variant of the Hot AC format), in an effort to compete with Hot AC rival KSTZ. This move resulted in KPTL being moved from Mediabase's AAA panel to the Adult Top 40 panel. By 2012, KPTL shifted towards a mainstream Hot AC direction, competing against KSTZ.
On November 1, 2013, the station did an early conversion to a Christmas music format for the remainder of the year as "Capital Christmas 106.3.