This tall transmitter rises from the plains not far from Dumas, TX - a well known (and somewhat smelly) cattle feedlot town on the High Plains of the West Texas Panhandle. As soon as we saw the call-sign we knew -- all Texans know about the Ding Dong Daddy from Dumas!
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"I'm a Ding Dong Daddy from Dumas
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"I'm a Ding Dong Daddy from Dumas" is a song written and sung by Phil Baxter, accompanied by Phil Harris and his orchestra in 1928. It was originally named after the town of Dumas, Texas. The radio station KDDD-FM in Dumas is named after the song, hence the three D's stand for Ding Dong Daddy.
The song is performed by actor Bill Heath in the series finale of the Comedy Central show Nathan for You in an attempt to convince a group of locals that he is authentically from Dumas, Arkansas.
Other Versions:
The Osmond Brothers
Bob Wills
Arthur Godfrey
Louis Armstrong
Benny Goodman
George Melly
Nick Shoulders
Robert Earl Keen
Larry Hooper
Bill Heath (Nathan for You)"
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"KDDD-FM 95.3 MHz
Dumas, Texas
"Big Country 95.3"
Station Format: Classic Country
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Station Owner:
Highway 64 Radio, LLC
Station Address:
P. O. Box 555
Dumas, TX 79029
Phone: 806-935-4141
Fax: 806-935-3836
KDDD-FM Technical Details:
Station Status Licensed Class C3 FM Station
Digital Status Analog only
Effective Radiated Power 6600 Watts
Height above Avg. Terrain 79 meters (259 feet)
Height above Ground Level 78 meters (256 feet)
Height above Sea Level 1173 meters (3848 feet)
Antenna Pattern Non-Directional
Transmitter Location 35° 51' 51" N, 101° 55' 46" W
License Granted November 24 2000
License Expires August 01 2029
Last FCC Update September 01 2021
Previous Call Signs:
KMRE
KDDD first used 3/29/2000"