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KDES-FM (98.5 MHz) is a radio station in the Palm Springs area and the Coachella Valley of Southern California. KDES-FM began in 1957 on the AM dial at 920 kHz and was affiliated with ABC Radio. KDES-FM (then called KGEC) went on-air in 1963, then adopted the top 40/pop music format in 1975. It switched to an oldies format in 1988.
The station at 98.5 FM first signed on November 1, 1959, as KXRQ. [2] Owned and operated by Dale Flewelling, it was dedicated by then-California Governor Pat Brown.From its original studios and transmitter located on the 13th floor of the Elks building in downtown Sacramento, [3] KXRQ operated daily from 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. with an effective radiated power of 35,000 watts.
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KPSH-FM 88.3 went on the air in January 1979. It was the radio station of Palm Springs High School and initially broadcast with 10 watts, giving it coverage from Windy Point to Cathedral City. [2] The station operated only during the school day; [3] students could not hear the station's output except at lunch and in the auto and wood shop ...
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The station increased power to 500 watts in 1968 and to 1 kW in 1973. FM operations started in 1969 on 103.1 MHz with a 3 kW signal, later moving to 98.5 MHz with 50 kW in 1976. The station’s early format of beautiful music catered to Coachella Valley residents and seasonal visitors, making KWXY one of the most successful stations in the area.
KUFX was originally located at 94.5 FM, then 104.9 FM, and moved to 98.5 FM on June 19, 1998. [3] Before this, the 98.5 frequency was the longtime home to KOME, which is best remembered as a major Bay Area AOR station throughout the 1970s and into the 1990s. Several of the KUFX staff were employed by KOME. KUFX refers to itself as "98.5 KFOX".
KMRJ (99.5 MHz, "Jammin' 99.5") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Rancho Mirage, California, and serving the Palm Springs radio market. The signal covers the Coachella Valley and parts of the Morongo Basin and Palo Verde Valley. It is owned by Marker Broadcasting. KMRJ uses the slogan "The Coachella Valley's Old School."